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Huh, I guess you've still been rather busy recently... whenever I read the story during class this morning, the April 4th updates were the only new ones posted. At least this means I'm not quite so far behind as I usually am. Hmm, Helping Homura Heal and Decidedly Divided Deep Passions... my first thought was that you were drawing inspiration from Kogetsu's alliterrific titles, but you've always been fond of alliteration so I dunno. Homura's mysterious nature being one of the things that attract Madoka to Homura made me wonder if she'd have ever fallen in love with Homura's original Moemura self. Madoka x Moemura would be an interesting relationship, I think... the roles would probably be reversed with Madoka more the dominant alpha female, and it would be a high emotion relationship like you rightly pegged MadokaxSayaka as being since Homura wasn't emotionally dead yet.

Sayaka's melancholy in 'Talking About Chocolately Goodness' was poignant and a bit sad. I can see why Sayaka would find a bittersweetness in Madoka losing one of the traits that attract her to Madoka the most... once Madoka matures and becomes more assertive (I could see her eventually maturing into the confident girl we see as a puella magi later on down the road, late teens or early twenties or so), I could see Sayaka being a bit sad about that as well since it might disrupt their alpha-beta dynamic. Kinda reminds me of how Nanako from Myself;Yourself is somewhat less appealing to me by the series' end because she's no longer so emotionally vulnerable and dependent. Speaking of Madoka hurting people, her attempts at softening the blow whenever she rejects Homura... damn, talking about pouring salt in the wound. I've been in Homura's position, and the girl's apologies during the conversation just made things worse. (This was about four years ago, June 2008, so I got over it a long long time ago and I don't mind being friends with her, so it's all good now.) "I hope your heart will be ready for that one day, Homura-chan..." is pretty cold in its finality, and must have just twisted the knife in Homura's heart with its implication of 'I hope you're okay with friendship, because that's the only sort of relationship we're ever going to have.' Poor Homura.

Of course, Madoka can also opt to soothe Homura's heart rather than break it, and I'm not sure which route I'd have gone for were Mami Lives available to me since both of them are compelling. Not that this scenario is much better... Madoka's pretty misguided if she thinks that she can keep up two relationships in the long run. She might be able to pull it off in the short-term, going on dates and having little trysts here and there with both girls, but as much as Homura and Mami love Madoka I'm sure they'll want to keep her for life. If she dumps Mami in favor of Homura, I wonder if Homura will become insecure that the same thing might happen to her should Madoka ever set her gaze upon a new favorite girl... it's reminiscent of the old scenario where a guy helps a girl who's already in a relationship have an affair, only to realize once they've been dating for a while that she might cheat on him as well. Homura marking the map in pink marker was pretty cute and femine, though.

The anticlimax to Kotetsu barging in on Sayaka's makeout session with Madoka was surprising. Never would've expected that plot swerve... and then the story surprised me again by things returning to crisis mode, Sayaka's mother being much less tolerant than her father. Nice rollercoaster here. You seriously need to get with the times, Nanami... there were some openly lesbian couples at my high school about 20ish years before you were born. Who's the Ringo that Junko had feelings for, by the way? My first thought was Mawaru Penguindrum Ringo, but I'm not sure since Mawaru Penguindrum had a definitive date set on it, and Ringo Oginome is a lot older than Junko being born in 1995 and all (Though considering how perfect Ringo is, I could see junior high Junko lusting after MILF 40-something Ringo). “Madoka, I'm very glad I met your father, because I now have a great family thanks in large part to him"... that line rings slightly suspiciously to me. It almost sounds like Junko doesn't have particularly strong romantic feelings towards Papa, but simply likes the family he's given her. >_> Maybe I'm reading something into that that isn't there though. Papa's the man, Junko better be infatuated with him. But then, this is a yuri fic, so it's appropriate for a hetero relationship to be the most tepid. I aww'd at Madoka and Sayaka's emotional support of each other being rendered garbled and inaudible because they were both crying so much... it's an unnecessarily stressful period for them, but I'm sure things will turn out okay because (Unlike the love triangle between Madoka, Mami, and Homura) this is a problem that they face together and will bring them closer rather than tear them apart.

The most recent update to Madoka Stands Alone was a great read. I smiled at "My... you two certainly like planning a lot without my input, don't you?" The cold anger Hitomi displayed here was delicious, and I was glad to see that sort of anger-restrained-but-boiling-under-the-surface element permeate the rest of this section. The meeting between the puella magis in Homura's hidden clock world was an awesome read, it was nice to see everyone's thinly-veiled anger come rushing to the surface. This is becoming such a huge clusterfuck, with the magical girls breaking down into their own personal civil war... I think Hitomi is clearly in the wrong here, her hurts are understandable but her response is so extreme that it brings her well into 'reprehensible bitch' territory, though it will be interesting to see whose side (If anyone's) Madoka, Homura, and Kyouko take in this debacle. Eagerly looking forward to the next installment.

So with the April 4th updates finished, we now move along to yesterday's Mami Lives Chapter 9. (I wrote everything before this paragraph last night, but it was getting late so I decided to save the rest of this review for the next day.) I can see why you were eager to have me read this; I'm very familiar with the feeling of being excited to share a new chapter or story with your readers (Seeing as the 3,000+ page story I've made reference to a few times is something I wrote for a very close group of friends), and this chapter is definitely something worth feeling proud of. Paradise sure did come crashing down amazingly hard... just a few chapters ago Madoka and Mami were a couple of lovesick girlfriends without a care or sorrow in the world. I certainly don't envy Madoka, breaking up with Mami right after she sweetly played footsies with her was painful. And god damn, Sayaka ripped Madoka a new one. "Unlike you, I'm faithful to my first love." Ouch. That's harsh.

Fate has much worse things in the cards than severed friendships, of course. It's only natural that some broken hearts would result from Madoka's romantic conflict, but things take a far more tragic turn than anyone could've expected in both of these bad endings. I can't remember if any ending up to this point has been designated a 'Bad ending' (Though there's certainly been some tragic ones), but this certainly did have the most lifelong scarring impact upon Madoka. My mind reeled a lot from just how deep an impact Madoka's decision resulted in... I certainly shared Madoka's feelings over what must have been the worst decision she ever made in her life, something that punished her far worse than she deserved. Candeloro's Revenge might have been even better. Excellent choice of music there, certainly appropriate for the occasion (That song from School Days coming from the darkest moments of a series smothered in depression and tragedy). I always thought that Sayaka's Witch Realm from episode 9 was a fascinating tribute to all her hurt and pain, and to that purpose Mami's realm was likewise just as effective and powerful - perhaps even moreso knowing that you (as in the player) are the one responsible for creating it. Madoka's depiction as a prostitute was a great symbol of Mami's bitter feelings towards her, and her silent, wicked smile was delightfully creepy. I wonder what the Sayaka familiar is supposed to represent...

And lastly comes some more (Thankfully monogamous) romance with Sayaka. Apparently Madoka isn't the only one that Sayaka's handing out verbal tonguelashings too... "You usually don't pay any attention to my daily life. If doing something to displease you and mom was the only way to gain your attention, maybe I should have done that a long time ago." Hahaha! That was pretty harsh. Sayaka's hurt was portrayed well here in more ways than just giving one hell of a burn, though; her coldness towards Kotetsu, and refusal to graciously accept any of his attempts to extend an olive branch, makes it clear that this is something that has festered long enough and bore into her deeply enough that this isn't something that can be smoothed over quickly, that Sayaka will forgive very easily. Sayaka's "... Just like four years ago?" is a good example of that, she's not letting Daddy off the hook very easily. Kotetsu's attitude towards their relationship is pretty weak-kneed - fuck society, you should just do whatever makes your daughter happy - though I guess being this intensely occupied with your social standing is a very (unfortunately) Japanese response. Very much looking forward to the confrontation with Nanami that I'm assuming will take place next chapter, too.

That about wraps it up for now. A bit of a shorter post because there were less chapters this time.

Monday, 4 PM. Unnamed Family Restaurant. Mami beckons. Sit down and have a long chat.

Spoiler for Breaking the Bad News to Mami Section:

Well, breaking the bad news to Mami... in Mami's own route understandably didn't turn out so good. This time, there is no escape for Makoto Madoka. Pick your poison: Become forever alone with the guilt of knowing your actions caused the deaths of your two lovers, or die a painful death with your new lover, in a place where your bodies will never be found.

Spoiler for Sayaka Heads Over to Mami's Subsection:

Nasty surprise for Madoka. Easy enough to imagine that in this situation, the Puella Magi team splits into two counterproductive factions due to bad blood. It's a good thing that the infighting didn't actually cause them to fail and let the city be fully destroyed.

I'm thinking that maybe Sayaka didn't really need to go into detail about losing part of her eye. I mean, in the end, whether or not the eye was partially or fully lost, it would still have regenerated given enough time and magical energy, and if she didn't have that regeneration ability, it'll still be blind whether it was partially or fully lost.

I wonder what's with the black color of the eyepatch, though. Possible classical pirate reference? I tend to notice that it's more common for partially blind, short-haired girls in anime to wear white square eyepatches instead (Chihiro from ef, and Mei from Another as examples).

Spoiler for Kamijo Rushes to Sayaka's Aid Subsection:

The possibility that Mami turns into a witch has certainly been utilized well here. A golden opportunity to use that possibility.

Candeloro has some very familiar familiars. A curiously different thing I found though, was that instead of a familiar that looked like Kyouko, we have a familiar that looked like Sayaka instead.

Spoiler for Reporting the Good News:

Well, good news indeed. Looks like it's mostly smooth sailing over here on the "right" path. No immediate danger of any third party disturbing the peace. However, no footsies either.

Spoiler for Homura Took it a Bit Hard Section:

Playing footsie with Mami, Take 2. Good call from Madoka on recognizing the risks of the "situation" getting out of hand. We don't want any sudden, eyebrow-raising sounds in a family restaurant, yes?

Definitely not a scene Homura would enjoy watching over, same with that certain, curious "TV special" later in the evening.

Mami coming out of the closet to Madoka and Sayaka was a mild surprise for them, but not something totally unexpected given their subdued responses. Nothing particularly out of character. We have Kyuubey being persistent as expected.

A dramatic confrontation between Sayaka and her father. It shows that her relationship with Madoka means so much to her that she'll immediately confront her father about it. Well, at least her father isn't a strict disciplinarian who frowns on confrontations initiated by his child unlike in many traditional Asian households.

From their conversation, there is a slight impression that Mr. Miki is being too passive and probably holds less household authority than his wife, whereas ideally, they'd be equals. This is probably one of the consequences of his recent unemployment. It's a tall order, he says, and I agree that it would be an uphill battle for him, but not a totally impossible challenge.

I'm feeling ambiguous over Sayaka starting to rush things with Madoka, but given that patience isn't one of her virtues and hesitation isn't one of her flaws, it's really not surprising.

Hey there Triple R sorry for my late reply, I've been catching up on anime and been playing Devil May Cry HD Collection and Blazblue non-stop. I'm also looking for more info on Under Night/In-Birth a fighting game that's currently in Japanese Arcades and one I want to play so bad!!

Here's the character I'm currently interested in using when the game gets released to North America...I hope.

Spoiler for Orie:

I know this sounds weird but she reminds me of Mami and Sayaka. She looks graceful, deadly, and elegant like Mami, plus fierce, brave, and cool like Sayaka.

I haven't heard anything from you in days so I checked the this thread and it got updated a couple of days ago.

Well, without further ado, I got the new ClariS album...finally ! I got the tracks on list play and I'm ready to rock and roll!!

Current Madoka x Mami Scenario

Spoiler for New Relationship/Break-Up:

It was certainly interesting that you've chose to do a "School Days" approach with this scenario. Mami's heartbroken disposition and Sayaka's reasonable reasons to be upset with Madoka while she herself was sad, but gumdrops and rainbows at the whole situation. Sayaka angered approach is reasonable because of the way Madoka handled it, it was like Kimi no Iru Machi/School Days all over again -_-. I mean to Sayaka, Mami is not only her mentor, but a friend and an older sister like figure to her. The shock and anger is reasonable because Madoka was pretty cruel on how she handled the break-up and pretty much pulled a "Makoto Itou" card on this one. One thing I can give Madoka credit for is that she just when straight up and did it while Makoto pretty much neglected Kotonoha when she needed him the most and left it dragged on. I hated School Days but Kotonoha was my favourite because she was sweet, adorable, and an innocent girl who didn't deserved the cruel treatment she got and that prick just stomped on her feelings and neglected her while others treated her as a nuisance...fucking prick!!! Watching her go through what happened during the rest of the series made me rage and tore me up inside.

Spoiler for Just Incase:

I'm glad you died Makoto. I hope death taught you a lesson you self centered fuck!!

Back to the topic before I explode thinking about that prick. Forgive me, Triple R.

Ahem:

Yeah, the majority of the endings ended up messy and made Madoka realize the cruelty of her choice and it left her either permanently heartbroken or dead. It's no surprise that after reading the few lines of this scenario, it'll lead to a bad end. I enjoyed the endings because during the scenarios I pictured "that prick" and placed him in Madoka's position. The endings were sad from Madoka's pov because she opened her eyes but a bit too late.

Great choices on the scenarios and it really made me feel and made me interested in how each of the characters would react and how things will possibly get resolved or get out of control.

Great job on this half on the scenario. It was excellent and the length was excellent.

Spoiler for Great News/Juggle State:

Madoka and Mami are back together ago "Rolls on floor cheering", but it looks like she'll have to double book herself for Homura afterall (choice pick wise). I can't to see what kind of program they plan to watch when she comes over to visit Mami's house. Is it something naughty? or is it what I think it could be...

I honestly can't wait

Amazing work on this one. I can't wait what you have up your sleeve for the next one.

Current Madoka x Sayaka Scenario

So Mami's house has become MadoSaya's Fortress of Solitude, so to speak. It's also a nice break to see Mami confessing her sexual orientation to Sayaka and Madoka. Like the previous Mami Lives scenarios there was mention of Kyoko whom Mami were partners with but broke it off due to "difference of Witch handling" and could be romantically involved at one point (I disapprove of that pairing 100%) it also showed us more of the insecurities she has when it comes to being left by herself and no one there to be by her side. She knows that Madoka and Sayaka are getting more intimate and feels sort of left out because of that.

Kyubey being a sneaky rat as usual and Mami telling him off was a definite highlight of this chapter, nicely done "thumbs up".

Sayaka's confrontation with her dad and telling him her honest feelings regarding their relationship and how she's handle her love for Madoka if society were to scorn them for the relationship they have, was really compelling and showed us a more of Sayaka's chivalrous nature (She wields a sword as a Magical Girl afterall). Like a Prince fighting to be with his Princess, Sayaka was like that to Madoka and showed her father (will even show her mother) her resolve to protect and love her in both painful and good times.

She's definitely a wonderful character and my second favourite for her brave and knightly features that makes her awesome. I truly like seeing news sides to her and reading and seeing her is a pleasure for the eyes.

Phenomenal work on this scenario, I really enjoyed it to its fullest and I can't wait to see what Sayaka will do to prove her resolve and love for Madoka.

Grading Time:

Spoiler for Pros:

The scenarios, character development and the interactions made this read an enjoyable experience for the eyes. It was totally worth the minutes I invested going over it again and again. I'm going to give you a 9/10 congrats, you truly deserved this.

Spoiler for Cons:

I felt like this time you sort of rushed this scenario. I don't know how to put it, but it seemed like you didn't put as much depth into this scenario as you did the previous ones. The scenarios were fantastic but I felt that they lacked depth in both scenarios.

I'm personally saddened that these scenarios are ending much sooner than expected, but it's your work and I don't want to be picky or demanding I just want to help the best way I can. Forgive me if I'm sounding and just ignore it and do what you have to do. Have you read my PM's? If not well just ignore them, not worth your attention, I'm sure.

I'll put my fingers to rest now, I can't wait to see what kind of winner you'll pull of a hat in the next update. I'm truly in love with the new ClariS album. It's like ecstasy for my ears and I can't get enough of it. I love them, they rock! Keep up the amazing work as always Triple R! I'm be patiently waiting!!

V0.5 is done, this is the remake of the VN to chapter 5 so no new chapter was added. this would have came out a week ealier if i didn't catch a cold and have a high fever but anyway, download here
V0.5

Code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?xnsl4ba56q61x7r

Update Patch v0.4->v0.5 (not chapter 1 remake->v0.5) just simply copy all the extracted file from the update patch to v0.4 folder and start the game with Madoka Magica Pure Pink Pretty Lovers v0.5.exe

and Triple_R, can you edit the new ver, patch and screenshot to the first post?

I played the update and I'm truly amazed on how well it's done. It's feeling more and more like a VN the more I play it and look at the pictures. Can't wait for new update or patch, keep up the great work !!

I disliked being a bit deceptive with my mama, but I doubt that she would approve of what I'm doing right now. Hearing her disapproval could be overwhelming, as I felt a lingering uncertainty over my recent decisions and current actions. But I think it's for the best. This way I thankfully don't have to hurt Homura or Mami. It will probably be a difficult balancing act going forward, but at least Homura is fully aware of the situation that both her and I are in now, so that means she must be prepared for how I will sometimes have to put Mami's needs or desires first.

But this evening I will be putting Homura first! It really helps that Mami was very accepting of the schoolwork excuse I gave for not heading over to her place this evening.

Still, as I carefully follow the marked path to Homura's home, using the map that that she gave me, I felt extremely nervous and excited. For one thing, I kept swerving my head all about me to make sure that nobody I knew was around to see me. The last thing I wanted right now was to run into Mami or Sayaka!

But most importantly, I was also very excited since Homura had told me to 'prepare for a wild evening'. Homura's words of eroticism echoed enchantingly in my mind, leaving me feeling really hot. I had even briefly considered wearing flashy underwear in my visit to her home, until I embarrassingly realized that I don't really have any...

But that didn't detract any from the intoxicating mixture of nervousness and eager anticipation that currently enthralled me. Homura is probably the sexiest person I've ever met. It stirred such sensuous desires for me, ones that I felt just a tiny bit guilty about. But even so, I also felt an overwhelming urge to achieve those deepest desires here...

Around 7 PM, I finally arrived at Homura's home. Her house was a shape similar to my own, and it was a two-story house. Compared to my home, it had fewer windows and darker colours. There was also much less greenery surrounding it, as it was a house on a crowded suburb of Mitakihara Town, on a street lined with several houses of the same basic design. Anyway, Homura's home certainly looked nice enough, and so I pushed the doorbell for her front door.

“Come in!” I heard Homura shout out to me from just behind the door, “I've left it unlocked.”

And so I walked in through the front door of Homura's home. After doing so, I took off my shoes, and took in the interior decor. That showed that Homura had a really exotic taste! Homura had paintings on her wall that were of such a strikingly surreal quality.

“Do you like them?” I heard Homura asked me, while I also heard her slowly walking down the circular staircase that lead up to her bedroom.

“Well, they're very creative and captivating.” I replied to Homura, while my eyes remained fixated on the paintings before me.

“Interesting.” Homura responded to me, “You never struck me as the sort of person who would like Post-Massurrealism artwork. That art style tends to use the aesthetic styles and themes of surrealism in order to critique modern pop culture. Given your impressively optimistic outlook on life, I never thought such dark works could appeal to you.”

“I just like artwork that's different from normal.” I replied, “Or, really, I tend to like anything that's a bit different from usual. That's why I like SHAFT anime a lot! It's also why I think your name is totally cool, Homura-chan!”

I turned about to smile brightly at Homura while saying that last line to her. So far, I had only heard her voice during this visit to her home. Now I finally saw her. And my eyes went wide and I felt my heart begin to race, at the sight of what Homura was wearing.

“I see that you also like what I'm wearing right now.” Homura said in such seductive smoothness towards me, while also grinning and walking slowly towards me.

Homura was wearing a very elegant violet negligee. She also had on thigh-high black stockings held in place by a garter belt and straps. Her negligee was thin and slightly transparent, letting me see the outline of the frilly lingerie beneath it.

“W-wow...” I said breathlessly at the sight of Homura dressed like this, as I started blushing wildly and backing away a bit in nervousness, “I-I hope you don't mind me visiting you in my student uniform. It's so plain...”

The next thing I knew, Homura took hold of my shoulders with quick finesse, as my back was now up against one of the walls in her home. She then slowly learned her face downwards towards my face, parting her lips in the process. Homura placed a very delicate kiss upon my lips with hers, and I felt so tantalized by her right hand moving to touch the small of my back.

Homura and I would chat a bit after that, but not for long. I would go on to enjoy an utterly unforgettable evening at Homura's home. It would prove to be very romantic, and very steamy. It made for two incredibly intense indelible hours.

After those hours passed, I left for home.

Spoiler for Paying Mami a Visit:

As I headed off to Mami's place, I started to wonder a lot about what this TV special might be. Between her school-life, her role as a Puella Magi, her having to take care of her own home, and the time that she's spent with me recently, I didn't think that Mami had much time for TV. Whatever this TV special is, it must be something that's very important to her!

After arriving at her home, I pressed on the doorbell. Mami eagerly invited me at the door, giving me a quick hug before escorting me inside her home.

“So what's this TV special about, Mami?” I asked her.

“I'm a bit surprised that you don't know about it, Madoka.” Mami said to me a bit teasingly.

“It's something I should know about?” I asked, blinking uneasily over that.

“Well, you and Sayaka are both big music lovers, right?” Mami said, “Specifically, you both love classical music, enka music, and pop music.”

“Yes, that's right.” I replied, “I'm flattered that you remembered all that when Sayaka and I brought it up to you in passing.”

“It's important to be very observant of your partner's interests and passions.” Mami stated, “And just like we both share a love of gardening, Madoka, we also share a love of pop music! Now, are you familiar with the new band named ClariS?”

“Yes, I am!” I piped up in excitement, “They're an anonymous pop idol duo that only recently hit it big! They tend to do songs for anime openings.”

“I'm glad to see you're familiar with them at least.” Mami replied, “I guess then that you must not follow Twitter or FaceType Moon much.”

FaceType Moon was a social networking site that went big about 10 years ago after the complete financial collapse of FaceBook.

“I'm afraid that I've never really been much into social networking sites.” I admitted to Mami a bit bashfully.

“That's fine.” Mami replied, “At least I now know why you're not aware of the big event rumoured to be happening tonight.”

“What's that big event?” I asked.

“It's all the buzz on Twitter and FaceType Moon!” Mami replied zealously, “ClariS is putting on a big TV special tonight, as a big coming out party for them! Tonight, they lift the veil on their anonymity, and reveal their true faces to the world. It's also rumoured that they're using this big TV special to launch a talent search for a third member!”

“Oh really?” I asked, my eyes going wide over this prospect.

“Really!” Mami replied with an energetic smile.

If you Chose A for Choice M4, read Section Remember DDR With Kyouko?
If you Chose B for Choice M4, read Section Mami Reveals her Dream.

Spoiler for Remember DDR With Kyouko?:

“Do you remember what I mentioned when we played DDR with Kyouko?” Mami asked me.

“About how you have always dreamed of being a pop star idol?” I answered.

“Right.” Mami confirmed in reply, before winking at me, “See, Madoka, you take special note of your partner's interests and passions too.”

I smiled at the thought of pleasing Mami this way.

Spoiler for Mami Reveals Her Dream:

“And the reason why this interests me so much, Madoka, is that I have always dreamed of being a pop star idol.” Mami said to me, “In fact, that's why I took dancing practice when I was younger. I also like singing a lot when I'm alone.”

“Wait...” I began in slow reply to Mami's last words to me, as I started to think deeply on what they might mean, “Does this mean that you intend to try to become the third member of ClariS?!”

“Well, if the rumours end up being true, there's a chance I'll try that...” Mami replied in an unusually hesitant answer, “I don't think I could ever be a successful pop idol if I had to become that through conventional means, but as an entrant into a talent search competition... I think I might have a chance, at least.”

“Well, if that's your dream, Mami, you should go for it!” I exclaimed to her, “I'll do all that I can to support you in it.”

Mami and I then sat down in front of her TV, and snuggled up beside each other to watch and enjoy the ClariS TV Special!

It was a really glitzy and glamourous affair! It was hosted by ClariS Manager Haruka Hirasawa. Haruka had been a popular pop idol in her own right, as well as the daughter of one of Japan's most famous music celebrities of all-time!

A lot of great songs was sung that night, but the one I liked the most was Drop. Of course, it helped that during that song Mami couldn't help but grab me by my wrists, and make me dance with her to its beat! We danced all over Mami's home while listening to Drop. I initially stumbled a bit, partly due to how surprised I was by Mami making me dance with her like this. But after a bit of early clumsiness, I managed to keep up with Mami's lead, and I enjoyed a fun-filled and kinda romantic dance with her. At the end of it, Mami and I both laughed a bit shyly over what we had just did.

“Mami, you were singing along with that song while you danced with me!” I exclaimed in wide-eyed admiration of that, “And you sounded really good while doing so!”

“You really think so?” Mami asked me.

“Yeah, definitely!” I confirmed, “I think you have a good chance of becoming ClariS' third member!”

“I don't know if I'm all that good...” Mami said in shy modestly, “But I'd like to think that you're right, Madoka!”

“You definitely should give it a shot, Mami.” I said to her, as I felt my heart swelling up with a deep desire to help Mami accomplish her dream.

“Well if I do give it a shot, I'll need lots of practice...” Mami said, “So why don't you and I get some practice in tonight?”

Mami had winked at me while raising the idea of me helping her practice. It was clear what she meant by that, and I have to admit that while the idea took me by surprise, I was also very fond of it. Mami and I would spend the next half-hour or so dancing to some of ClariS' songs.

My Monday evening over Mami's place hard certainly ended up being an excitingly eventful one, with lots of fun-filled frenzy and lovely lighthearted laughter.

But it did end on a more somber note, as Mami told me that she'd be very busy the rest of the week with Puella Magi activites, and that Sayaka would be as well. Mami told me that she was relieves that ClariS talent search had a deadline for applicants that she should still be able to meet, though. So I agreed to help her practice for that starting next week, when she'll hopefully be less busy.

After Mami and I shared a sweet good night kiss, I left for home.

It was close to 10 PM by the time I arrived home. I quickly apologized to mom for breaking curfew, but mom could thankfully tell how physically exhausted I was, so she just let me be.

This Monday had proved to be a tremendously terrific thrilling day! So much had happened during this day. While it raised a lot of new challenges for me, it also gave me a lot to be excited about. I could only hope that I would handle those challenges well in the days and weeks to come.

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Sayaka Romance Chain

It was now Thursday morning. Almost a week had passed since I had accepted Sayaka's romantic confession to me, and ten days had passed since I had first met Homura and Mami. It was amazing to think of how dramatically my life had changed in such a short time!

But in spite of this, I didn't feel disoriented or unhinged about any of these changes in my life. It all felt perfectly natural to me. Becoming friends with Mami was easy since she was such a warm and generous person, and Sayaka had adjusted so quickly to being my girlfriend that I felt that I should do the same as well.

But I think something else might have helped me here. I saw Mami come so breathtakingly close to losing her life against a witch, and my romantic partnership with Sayaka had already been challenged by the strong objections of her mother. Perhaps you quickly take hold and value that which is important to you when they are most clearly threatened. Perhaps that helps to ensure that you never take things for granted.

This thought breezed through my mind while a gentle wind breezed through my air while Sayaka and I walked to school together, holding hands.

Hitomi had text me last night about how she'd be arriving a bit late to school this morning, due to certain family responsibilities. So that thankfully gave Sayaka and I some privacy this morning, allowing Sayaka to talk more easily and openly about certain things.

“Madoka, there's some good news I have to share with you.” Sayaka said to me with a warm smile.

“What's that?” I asked.

“I confronted my dad yesterday evening.” Sayaka began in answer, “I asked him to support the relationship that you and I now have, and to also try to convince my mom to accept it.”

“Wow, that was pretty bold of you, Sayaka!” I exclaimed in reply, “I don't know if I could ever confront my parents like that...”

“Well, I felt I had to do it for our sake, Madoka.” Sayaka said to me.

“Besides, there were other issues I wanted to raise to dad.” Sayaka continued, while suddenly skipping ahead of me, and grinning playfully at me after releasing my hand, “Anyway, the main thing is that he's agreed to support our relationship, and to try to convince my mom to accept it!”

“Oh really?” I asked, perking up in surprise over this.

“Yeah, really!” Sayaka confirmed, amidst a proud chuckle.

“That's great news.” I said, as I placed one hand over my heart, “I really hope that your dad is successful here!”

“Me too.” Sayaka, replied in a smile, “But for now, we'll have to make use of Mami's apartment. And speaking of Mami's apartment...”

Sayaka then placed her hands on her hips and leaned forward to me with a playful grin on her face.

“Mami won't need it today!” Sayaka exclaimed, excitedly finishing off her sentence, “Her, Homura, and that Kyouko she mentioned are all going on a witch-hunt this evening. Mami told me this in an e-mail she sent me late yesterday evening. She said that you and I can make use of her apartment for a couple of hours after school if we'd like to. She intends to leave the door to it unlocked.”

“That... that really is wonderful to hear.” I replied, “It'll be good for us to get to spend some time with each other in private today.”

“Yeah, definitely.” Sayaka replied with a bright, warm, beaming smile towards me, “I'm really looking forward to it, Madoka! But for now, let's just focus on getting through the school day first. I've really fallen behind in my homework lately.”

“Yeah, me too.” I said, while Sayaka chuckled nervously over falling behind in her homework.

Sayaka and I then quickly raced off to school. My heart and spirit felt renewed and uplifted over the excellent news that Sayaka had shared with me this morning! It seemed like everything was going to work out after all.

The school day progressed quickly and without much incident. Sayaka and I had a nice chat while we ate lunch together on the school rooftop. Sayaka told me about some of the plans she made for today. She suggested that before we head to Mami's place later today, that we pick up some ice cream and eat it while enjoying the scenery at the local park. I agreed with that suggestion.

So after school, Sayaka and I walked together through much of the park, before we arrived at a bench. Sayaka asked me to wait at the bench for her while she went to get some ice cream for us. I agreed to that, and waited patiently for Sayaka's return, while enjoying the pleasant surroundings on this sunny afternoon.

It thankfully didn't take long for Sayaka to return with the ice cream. But what surprised me was how she only had one cone! She then handed it to me while she had a big, wide grin on her face. It was a big cone that I needed two hands to hold, and I noticed that it had two nice, plump strawberries on top. But still it was only one cone!

“Sayaka, don't you want some ice cream as well?” I asked in a concerned tone, as I hated the thought of her going without while I ate this big ice cream cone all by myself.

“Of course I do, silly!” Sayaka replied gregariously, “That's why I bought a supersize cone with two strawberries on it for us to share. Anyway, you can start eating it now!”

Sayaka then sat down beside me, and used one hand to flick her hair back as she leaned downwards singling that she intended to dig into it at the same time as I did!

“..Heeeeh?!” I stated, as it occurred to me what this would mean, “B-but if you start eating it at the same time, then...”

“We'll kiss?” Sayaka said, in a lightly erotic tone of voice, “That's the idea, Madoka... I thought it would be great to eat ice cream and share a kiss with you at the same time.”

“B-But what if people see us?” I asked.

“I don't care.” Sayaka answered, in that same lightly erotic tone, “Your parents and mine know about us now. So do Hitomi and Mami. Almost all the people really important to us now know that we're girlfriends. So since they now know, I couldn't care less what some random passerby thinks of us.”

“I... well, I see what you're saying, but...” I began in stammering reply.

“Do you care, Madoka?” Sayaka asked me softly, as she leaned her face close to mine.

I could sense the romantic longing in Sayaka's voice, accentuated by how her eyelids were hanging more softly than usual over her eyes. Not exactly in a trance, but betraying an enchanting infatuation.

“Would you be ashamed to have strangers see you and I kissing each other?” Sayaka asked.

“Of-Of course I wouldn't.” I replied in an admittedly whimpering tone, “I could never be ashamed of us being girlfriends...”

As Sayaka and I both started eating the ice cream cone at the same time, I could feel her lips brush up against mine, and her tongue glance the side of my face. Mixed in with the scrumptious taste of the ice cream itself, it sent shivers of disorienting pleasure up my spine. As Sayaka and I continued to eat the ice cream, the taste of her lips became intensely intermingled with the taste of the ice cream itself. I became lost in this moment of sweet delicacy...

“Whoa, get a load of that!” I overheard a blonde teenage boy say in a loud whisper to his travelling companion.

“You have your camera with you, right?” he asked in whisper, while taking hold of his friend's lapels to thrust him and his friend behind a nearby tree, trying to prevent Sayaka and I from noticing them, but utterly failing at that.

“Why are you asking?” the boy's friend asked him.

“Why am I asking?!” he questioned in stunned shout, “That is insanely hot! How often do you see two cute teenage girls locking lips like that? We have to take some pictures of it!”

“Sunohara, you're just going to get us into trouble. You know that right?” the other boy asked after sighing.

“Sayaka...” I whispered to her, after enjoying a ice creamy kiss, “Maybe we should stop, since...”

“Don't worry about those two boys.” Sayaka whispered in reply to me, “In fact, it's kind of flattering, don't you think? Let's make sure they get good pictures, Madoka...”

“O-Ok...” I replied, feeling very hesitant over it, but not wanting to displease Sayaka.

Plus, I have to admit, that eating this ice cream cone with her was one of the most uniquely pleasurable things that I've ever enjoyed. Hearing a few camera clicks from just behind the bushes thankfully didn't take too much away from that...

After I finished eating the ice cream cone along with Sayaka, I took a moment to catch my breath while wiping my face and lips clean. Sayaka did the same.

“So...” she began, oddly a bit blushingly and shyly given what we had just did, “Are you ready to head off to Mami-san's now, Madoka?”

“Sure.” I replied, but while fighting against cold feet, since I had a suspicion of what Sayaka might be planning to do after we arrived at Mami's place.

After we arrived at Mami's place, it didn't take long for Sayaka to start flirting a bit with me. That soon lead into a very long and steamy kiss, with me wrapping my hands around her waist, and she lovingly stroking my head and hair with her right hand. This kiss was even wetter than the one we just had while eating ice cream together. I could sense such a strong hunger and desire coming from Sayaka as she kissed me right now. It left me so very breathless...

After our kiss finally ended, Sayaka and I gazed deeply into each other's eyes. I was becoming so lost in the moment...

“I love you so much that it almost hurts, Madoka...” Sayaka said to me, “I... I hope I'm not overwhelming you, but it's hard for me to hold myself back right now.”

“It's Ok...” I replied, “I'm enjoying it too... I also love you a lot, Sayaka!”

“Then...” Sayaka began, albeit while looking a bit more nervously than before, “... t-there's something I'd like for us to do together, Madoka.”

I could tell what Sayaka was referring to. Part of me was fearful of that, as it's something I've never experienced before. And Sayaka and I have been girlfriends for only a week or so! But at the same time, we've been best friends for several years. And that's a big part of the reason why I eventually consented to Sayaka's request. She's a very trustworthy friend, and so I knew I could trust her with close intimacy as well. Over the next hour, Sayaka and I would make love to one another.

I felt so incredibly happy and blissful in the aftermath of that, as Sayaka held me in her arms.

“I really do want you to be my wife someday, Madoka...” she said to me.

I cried tears of joy over the thought of that.

But this evening of pure bliss would prove fleeting, as soon a new challenge would arise for Sayaka and I...

“I'm glad we were able to defeat that witch quickly.” I said to my two partners this evening, Kyouko Sakura and Homura Akemi.

This was the comment I made as the witch's barrier phased out, and the real world came back into focus.

“Agreed.” Akemi-san replied to my comment, “Her sprouting thistles attacks could have left us with some nasty wounds.”

Kyouko, Akemi, and I were all now standing on the rooftop of one of the buildings in a heavy industrial area. Thankfully, there appeared to be no night-shift workers nearby to take notice of us.

“I would have preferred a bit more of a challenge, really.” Kyouko said, while scratching the side of her head, and chewing some pocky, “But I guess most witches would go down easy to the combined efforts of three magical girls!”

“It's not just that.” Akemi-san said, as she picked up the Grief Seed left behind by the witch, “Our hard and fast victory over this witch shows that our practice is paying off. We're starting to work well as a team.”

“That's no surprise.” I said with a smile, while shifting my eyes towards Kyouko, “After all, Kyouko and I worked as a Puella Magi for a long time. So it felt... comfortingly familiar to fight alongside you again, Kyouko.”

“It's one thing to use your Puella Magi powers to hunt down familiars, as much as I disagree with it.” Kyouko exclaimed in response, “But at least familiars are part of our world. It's magic against magic! But while on our way here, Homura and I caught sight of you using your magic to scare away a couple thugs! Damn, girl, we're not some cartoony 'defenders of law and order' here!”

“Those 'thugs' were about to rape a poor defenceless woman.” I replied, “I couldn't turn away from that, Kyouko. Not when I knew that I had the power to stop them. Also, as a good friend of mine once said 'with great power comes great responsibility'.”

Akemi-san then briefly paused mid-sentence while throwing the Grief Seed over to Kyouko, which she easily caught.

“...Is half of the payment I'm giving to Kyouko for her help.” Akemi-san finished.

“It's good to know that at least one of us here as our priorities straight!” Kyouko exclaimed with a smug smirk on her face.

“Actually, my dear, there's at least two of us here like that.” I heard a completely unfamiliar adult male voice come out of nowhere.

“AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!” Kyouko and Homura both cried out, as I saw them suddenly light up like Christmas Trees from some unknown source!

“Kyou-AAAGGGHH!” I cried out in alarm, but while simultaneously getting the wind knocked out of me by being punched hard into my midsection.

The next thing I knew, an adult male hand clasped itself around my neck, and lifted me off of my feet. I grunted in pain, and struggled to get free!

“Unfortunately, I only had two SSS-bots with me.” my assailant said to me, “So that means, crime-fighter, that I'll need to take care of you myself!”

I continued to struggle, albeit in vain, to free myself from this man. I found it hard to breath with his fingers pressing against my neck, and that also served to sap my vitality from me. So I summoned forth some magical yellow strands, and tried to wrap them around this man's legs. But for some reason, those strands seemed to instantly disintegrate once contact was made with his legs. It's as though he has some sort of magic-absorbing shield around him!

I was starting to panic. To try to calm myself, I focused squarely on my assailant.

He had bright green hair and eyebrows. His facial features were sharp and angular. His eyes were beady. He wore a purple business suit with a white shirt underneath. Most notably, he wore a large, green, malleable Soul Gem in the shape of a necktie, around his neck! B-but men can't have Soul Gems... can they?

“Shocked, aren't you?” he asked me with a saucy grin on his face, “But don't worry. If your friend, Madoka, agrees to the ransom demand I'll be sending her, you'll soon get all the answers to all the questions currently running through your head. Until then... good night.”

“AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!” I cried, as my body was completely overwhelmed by a greenish blast of magical energy surging forth from this man, rendering me unconscious...

“Aaahhh...” the green-haired man said, with a quick release of supreme satisfaction, “I always love it when a good plan works as it was intended to! Speaking of which, Incubator, are those other two magical girls also unconscious but alive?”

“Yes!” Kyubey confirmed in answer, “Our plan does indeed seem to be working as intended, Emperor Jinnai!”

“So the key then is this Kaname Madoka.” Jinnai stated, “You're confident, Incubator, that she'll agree to make any wish for me in return for the promise of these three magical girls being released?”

“Madoka doesn't know Kyouko Sakura, but she does know Akemi Homura, and she's very good friends with Mami Tomoe.” Kyubey replied, “So as payment for the safe return of all three of these girls, Madoka will make almost any ransom wish that you could desire!”

“Excellent.” Jinnai said, as a devious grin washed across his face, “I think, Incubator, that this city deserves a better class of criminal. And I'm going to give it to them! Bwa-ha-ha-Ha-Ah-Ha-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!”

To Be Continued...

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Ok, in addition to this update, there's a lot I have to state here.

To start off, for the Sayaka section, I've linked to a couple pictures that inspired specific scenes in that section. I hope that fans of this section enjoy those pics as I did.

Next, Deikan, your comment on lack of depth is heard loud and clear. Let me address that in a few ways.

I'll be honest here - This fanfic project has only been possible due to how I've had a relatively high amount of free time the past few months. That may well end soon (within a month or so). So just in case I won't have the free time to keep writing this fanfic as much as I'd like to, I want to have at least a satisfying conclusion to it done before life gets busier for me (the last thing I want is for this to be left unfinished).

Now, that being said... You know how complete anime shows sometimes have special OVA follow-ups? Well, if I have some extra free-time after I'm completed this fanfic, you might see Epilogues or Spin-Offs similar to that. With those, I wouldn't have to balance established lore (Walpurgis Night having to be dealt with, for example) with drama/action with romance. The Epilogues/Spin-Offs could focus squarely on romance/character development, and maybe flesh things out a bit more. For example, I might have one that focuses a lot on Mami and ClariS.

Still, another issue has been how Mami Lives now has three Chains going on. I fear that balancing them all is making it harder for me to do justice to either of them.

So, my next update on this thread will be all Madoka Stands Alone, where I intend to have a lot of depth, and I also hope to have that up by the end of the week at the latest. One update for that section and that section alone.

Then I'll get back to Mami Romance/Sayaka Romance (and the next update for that will be long/detailed, I can assure you).

Now, for those wondering about why Jinnai is showing up here now. Well, for my plans for Mami Lives, Sayaka Romance to work out, I needed a villain. I needed a villain that poses a direct physical threat and has a discernible personality (the first criteria ruling out Kyubey, the second ruling out a witch). Instead of creating yet another OC, I figured it would be better to just use Jinnai again. Don't worry, he won't play as large a role in this chain as he does in the Homura/Sayaka Alliance chain.

Hey there Triple R! I read the scenarios over again and I now I know how to convey my thoughts and feedback to this update. Like usual I have some ClariS playing on my RoP, and now I'm ready to roll.

Current Madoka x Mami Scenario

Spoiler for "Uwakoi" Relationship Starts:

Madoka's secret relationship starts and its looks like she's gumdrops and rainbows about the whole idea. I really enjoy love triangles (Macross Frontier and Ef: Tales of Memories are awesome examples) but if it's handled on a "School Days" level, it could be messy -_-. Yes the sexy negligee that Homura was wearing and the "wild" night that they had, really made things interest, but my mind was replaying in my head "School Days Ending Approaching" for the past 30 minutes I've spent reading and going over this (and the whole update as well). I could be jumping the gun, but I was really mindful of the previous scenario, and the Madoka having the "Makoto Itou" mentality and the tragic endings and dissolved friendships that was associated with it. Seriously Makoto drop dead, oh wait, you're already are...hahahaha, you fucking man whoring prick! Just thinking about his death (and the way it was initiated) really puts a smile on my face!

Ahem: Back to the topic...sorry about that.

Oh yes, it seems like Homura is following Mami's example with the "taking the lead" in the relationship, but a little bit more bolder, compared to Mami would was more subtle so to speak.

This scenario in general reminds me of a manga called "Uwakoi". If you have time Triple R, read it and you'll see what I mean.

Spoiler for Potential Idol Mami:

For this all I can say is KYYYAAAHH, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, ClariS, I'm so in love with them (in a fan sense they're in high school afterall and I know better). This choice pick, oh my god, my mind was blowing a mile a minute because Mami and Madoka are ClariS fans (No surprise their because they sing the PMMM opening after all), and me picturing this...an idol Mami, dude, this is freaking awesome!!

It's was nice and sweet that Madoka is really supportive of Mami's dream and the time they played DDR together. I mean Mami does have the look, the grace, and the confidence of an idol and I could see that working and I think you written this knowing that as well. I really liked the song choice you picked "Drop" and it really fit the situation of two lovers dancing and having fun listening to an awesome and talented pop duo.

Mami's passion mixed with Madoka (I'm sure Sayaka's) support I can definitely see her winning the third spot with the duo. I mean if Alice represents the sun, and Clara the moon, I guess that makes Mami a bright and shiny star(s).

I really wonder if ClariS have a secret, maybe they are Magical Gir...No I can't say it. Sorry Triple R I can't contain my excitement.

As for Haruka Hirasawa and FaceType Moon I can't help but think of the Fate series and K-on. It's hard to keep track when you pay attention to so many anime corporations and anime over the years.

Phenomenal work on this scenario, I truly enjoyed reading it and I look forward to what going to happen next.

Current Madoka x Sayaka Scenario

So Hitomi has "certain family responsibilities" does it have to do with Kamijou...who knows.

Sayaka resolve to protect her relationship with Madoka was a bold and brave front that defines her characters. It also shows that even if the parents don't approve she'll keep going because she loves Madoka and wants to love and protect her. The dad will do his best to help, but Sayaka has made her resolve, firm and clear.

The sweets kiss at the park was really cute and heartwarming and this is the first time I've ever seen Sayaka be this bold before. I mean they're kissing in public and people watching, I mean Mami was never this bold, but Sayaka took it to a interesting and unique level. I guess it shows her love in a new and indifferent way because of her desire to protect, comfort, and be attentive to the girl she loves.

At Mami's place or their "Fortress of Solitude" as I'd like to call it. They finally takes their relationship to the point of beyond intimacy and it's prove that the two have grown stronger despite the hassles the troubles that are coming their way, and it looks like there are more to come.

Mami and Kyoko's relationship seems to be improving, and Homura no more the wiser considering that she's doing what she can to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl. Looks the partnership is going well between the three, until this happen. So the Alliance Chain villain is making an appearance with Kyubey as a accomplice. No surprise there considering that the rat will use any means to get Madoka into a situation where she'll be forced to make a contract. I wonder how Mami, Kyoko, and Homura are going to handle this new threat, since they're saving their energy to beat Walpurgis Night. This is an interest turn of events, can't wait to see what happens.

I really look forward to see what's going to happen with these chain of events. Great read I really enjoyed it and the two pics were awesome.

Grading Time:

Spoiler for Pros:

The scenarios, romance, drama, and the introduction to ClariS was an astounding read. The ClariS fan in me had to scream the moment I read the option selected. The Sayaka romance is becoming more interesting and more broader as time goes on with trouble brewing on the horizon. The ClariS song choice and the pics, and music that came with it made the update a big more fun and entertaining. I'll give you a 9.9/10 for this scenario. Congrats, you've earned it, and you never fail to pull a winner out of a hat.

Spoiler for Cons:

The Jinnai thing was interesting but too weird of a timing to put it in a chain you've invested into. I think another villain would've been appropriate, but that's just my opinion. That's all, for now

My fingers need to rest now, and I look forward to see what twists and surprises will come in the next update. Keep up the phenomenal, take your time, I'll be right here waiting!!

Seems it's my turn to reply to multiple updates. On the plus side, the lack of any Hopelessly Horrible Hurricanes should make things a little easier on me.

Spoiler for Ship's Log M-9, April 13:

... What? It's nautical!

Spoiler for Mostly Mirthful Maritime:

This one's going to be separated into two parts again. Though I'll give each a hint of a candy-theme to appease my sweet tooth.

First up is the "MamixMadoka 4Ever!" side of things, or as I'm going to call it...

Spoiler for Good Ship Lollipop:

Well things are looking up here, as Mami is willing to make amends with Homura. After which is an invitation to watch a television special.

Er... sorry about the shortness of this section. There's not exactly all that much to talk about here, as most of the Mami Romance side of this update is on a different seafaring vessel.

... and then the "Homura tries to steal Mami's girlfriend" side, which I think will most appropriately be named...

Spoiler for Nice Boat Sucker:

I've been wanting to do that for weeks... Unfortunately, as my timing was quite bad, everyone's already made their School Days remarks. Oh well, better late than never, I guess.

Anyway... first up is the result of Madoka actually accepting Homura's confession and leaving the Mami for whatever insane reason...

Spoiler for Three Hits:

Silly Madoka, you shouldn't feel anxious. After all, you're only breaking up with one of the most wonderful girlfriends anyone could ask for, all to be with some girl who "randomly" decided to flirt with you... Yeah, "Homura took it well," all right. I mean, it's not like you turned her down or anything.

Poor Mami... I don't think anyone could've taken that sort of thing well. Also unfortunate is the fact Sayaka couldn't exactly do much to comfort her... I really hope this was all worth it for Madoka. I mean, breaking Mami's heart, keeping secrets from her parents, rather blatantly losing a close friend in Sayaka... was it really worth all that? And Homura, you aren't helping matters... you really aren't.

Anyway, the scene with Madoka confronting Sayaka over her silence is kinda painful to read... though I'd imagine Mami's far worse off than I am...

Anyway, we've come to a split... however, I'm going to handle these backwards, as the names I picked out simply work better that way. So up first is M3B...

Spoiler for Not My Destroyer!:

And the pain just continues... you'd think Madoka would've taken a hint from that conversation instead of wanting to run to the girl whose meddling caused the problem in the first place.

Of course, Sayaka and Kamijo's words aren't the only pain Madoka feels in this ending, as she drew the attention... no, the ire, of a very familiar witch. Yes, Madoka! Yes, you're being punished! It took THIS for you to realize what you did was wrong?!

I have to say, the pink familiar was an utterly appropriate representation of how this Madoka really is at this point, right down to having a harem. Meanwhile, a silvery knight arrived to deliver Madoka's final punishment... but Homura arrived in time to save her little pink trophy from certain doom. Silly girls... there's no escape...

However, they did manage to make it to the witch in charge. Of course, they didn't make it close enough to actually do anything, as a certain armored argentine assailant had caught up to them while Homura was distracted with Madoka's arrow-induced injury...

Er... um... sorry about that... I think I got a little carried away for a moment there...

Anyway... I guess the only thing left is...

Spoiler for The Only Thing Left:

A trip on a

... followed by M3A

Spoiler for You Sunk My Battleship!:

Okay, I feel I have to say this... I find it rather deliciously ironic that Sayaka ended up calling Homura by the same nickname a certain Emperor used for her.

After which was the grim reveal of exactly what happened during the battle against Walpurgis Night... eesh... three major casualties and one serious, albeit recoverable, injury... all because Madoka just had to be with Homura...

Of course, what couldn't be healed was the friendship between Sayaka and Madoka. Or basically anything else regarding Madoka's emotional state.

Thus ends this romantic tragedy...

... And then Madoka staying faithful to Mami(or pretending to be)...

Spoiler for Two Misses:

This part... is relatively the same as Good Ship Lollipop, with the key differences being Mami trying to play footsie and the possibility of the player turning Madoka into a dirty stinking liar who couldn't be faithful to anyone if her life depended on it... I mean "the possibility of Madoka refusing the offer to watch the TV special." Yeah, that's what I meant.

That being said, the footsie thing was cute(certainly a lot better than it was in Three Hits), and the lie that Madoka-who-cheats came up with for not watching the television special is a rather typical problem for students, so it's believable... I don't quite think she realizes what she's doing, though. That Madoka's behavior is just asking for trouble.

Spoiler for Somewhat Smooth Sailing:

This side of thing starts with a sad reminder of Mami's past, both with her romantic issues, as well as her history with Kyouko. After which is a painful look into a possible future for the three, where Mami would become isolated once again due to Madoka and Sayaka being... hi Kyubey. What excellent timing you have. (As a side note, does Kotetsu have a brother? Because I think Sayaka may have an uncle named Ben. )

And boy, is Kyubey overly pushy here. "Hey girls, you know you want to drink this. I know you told me no several times already, but it's really good. It'll help take away all your problems, so have a drink. You may even be able to not have to rely on your friend here for protection, so just take the whole bottle!" Seriously... I have to applaud the girls for being able to keep their cool in that situation. (May I just point out you've done a far better job at making me totally pissed at Kyubey than the series proper ever did? It's not just here, mind you, but I figured I'd just point that out. Nice job on that. )

Anyway... thankfully Nanami wasn't home, otherwise Sayaka probably wouldn't have even had a chance to convince her father to support her. And she most likely would've gotten the third degree over being late. That's incredibly good luck, honestly.

The conversation between Sayaka and her father provided a rather... interesting look into her past. As if Nanami being rather blatantly against her being with another girl wasn't bad enough, Kotetsu is looking like a borderline neglectful father. Kinda wondering how much of that influenced her apparent interests... which reminds me, I kinda liked the baseball part. Nice little explanation for the bat she used for protection in episode 2.

At any rate, it seems as though Sayaka's persistence just might have paid off, so things may be looking up for her. However, there's one last thing I want to say before finishing...

Quote:

it should be smooth sailing from here

I find the choice of words here rather amusing.

Spoiler for Ship's Log M-10, April 17:

Spoiler for Mostly Mirthful Maritime:

Now, I know it doesn't exactly match up with the previous chapter, but I'm going to keep the ships' names for this one, as it's easier on me. They'll be in the order that the two sections appear.

Spoiler for Nice Boat Sucker:

At the very least, cheater!Madoka's already showing signs of guilt, though she's doing a very good job of hiding it behind all the excitement over having a "wild evening" with, as Madoka put it, "the sexiest person she's ever met."

A neat description of Homura's home, both the exterior and especially the interior. I'd just like to point out Madoka's interest in the paintings Homura had and a comment she made certainly left me with a rather amusing mental image of her...

Of course, there was a far more interesting sight for Madoka to take in as she turned around to find Homura in an alluring outfit. Of course, this particular interesting sight was more of a hands-on display than the paintings. And lips-on. And "things that can't be mentioned"-on, if the end of this subsection is any indication...

Spoiler for Good Ship Lollipop:

Rather neat to see Mami paying close attention to random comments that pop up in conversations from both Madoka and Sayaka. Quite the attentive partner, she is.

I find it kinda funny that Madoka seems to share my opinion of social networking... and also the fact Twitter is still around decades in the future. I guess I should probably point out the humor with the not-so-subtle reference to the people behind the Fate/whatever series while I'm at it. And obviously the "Hirasawa" name makes me think of a certain other band...

Anyway... Mami getting Madoka to dance with her was cute, and I kinda like the thought of her becoming an idol, as she certainly seems to possess that type of vibe.

Of course, as we're coming to the home stretch, Walpurgis Night is fast approaching, so Madoka may sadly be left alone quite a bit in the forseeable future... and I've come to worry when that happens.

As a bit of a final note, it's rather amusing how the reason Junko lets Madoka off the hook can easily fit either section, despite the... "dancing" involved being different.

Spoiler for Somewhat Smooth Sailing:

An interesting look into things at the start. There's definitely some merit to what's being said about valuing things(or people) if there's a genuine chance of losing them... er... wait, that's not actually the point of this, now is it?

I really liked the date in the park here... though I can't help but find the two guys to be oddly familiar... hm... anyway, this was a very amusing use of ice cream. I wonder, is "Sayaka" Madoka's new favorite flavor?

Also, I couldn't help but laugh at Sayaka wanting to make sure the guys "get good pictures." And at Madoka's insistance at pointing out it was only one cone!

And the end of the Madoka narration takes us from something cold and creamy in the park to something hot and steamy in Mami's apartment. While I'd probably question how soon they reached that point in their relationship under normal circumstances, I think it makes perfect sense here.

Alas, it seems as though the troubles with Sayaka's parents aren't the only issues that will come up, as a certain emperor has arrived with his usual theatrical flair, and has once again taken out the cavalry, so to speak. The last time he showed up, the entire world was changed with a single wish from Madoka.

Will Sayaka allow her girlfriend (and potential future wife) to make the same mistake she did in Alliance? Will Kotetsu be able to talk Nanami into accepting Sayaka and Madoka's relationship? Will Kogetsu be able to reply in a more timely manner? We'll find out the answers to at least one of these questions... Next time, on Madoka Magica: Pure Pink Pretty Lovers! (What? )

Anyway... Nice job on the updates. And I'm sorry it took so long to respond to Chapter 9...

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Hmm. Considered wearing flashy underwear? Oh my, Madoka has certainly come a long, long way from the sweet, innocent girl she once was. Madoka enters Homura's house. Circular staircase? Why does that strangely remind me of Bakemonogatari? Post-Massurrealism artwork. Interesting way to describe the art style.

Homura's bold, daring outfit reminds me of what Madoka herself wore in that shot in the anime's OP.

Blazing fires of indigo and deep pink were lit that night. Hopefully there was nobody else watching. Well, a little time manipulation might also have been involved to make it seem like Madoka's home runs with Homerun-chan only lasted for a "mere" 2 hours...

Oh, Madoka. The way home is just as fraught with danger as the way to Homura's house is. If she's not careful she could get spotted along the way by an acquaintance who is out for, say, a quick trip to the convenience store, or a short evening walk to a small park. Or out on patrol for witches.

I can relate with Madoka here about social networking sites. I have neither Facebook nor Twitter accounts.

That's a very nice touch there with ClariS. Not merely a reference, but a plot point in this branch. A certain someone out there was really happy with it. Drop is good. However, no special mention of Connect and Naisho no Hanashi?

Well, Mami can also start the way ClariS did (and other singers before them, like Nagi Yanagi aka Gazelle), by posting her cover songs on Nico Nico Douga, assuming that extremely-popular-in-Japan site still exists, of course. Also, Hirasawa.

Madoka had really better prepare herself, it's the calm before the literal storm.

8:44 PM. Sunday. Resumed writing after having dinner.

Mami Lives Chapter 10, Sayaka Route

Spoiler for Sayaka Romance Route, Chapter 10:

9:13 PM. Sunday. Continuing pattern for consistency.

Spoiler for Royalblue Romance; Sharing Sweets with Sayaka:

Thursday morning. On the way to school.

Instead of a proud chuckle, I thought Sayaka flashing Madoka the signature genkigirlgrin combined with a wink would have been more natural here. (And it just looks so good and natural on her )

Meeting later in Mami's apartment. Sounds like a plan.

Sharing ice cream together, that's a very nice idea. However, the large ice cream cone in the pic is, I believe, in fact a Japanese-styleStrawberryCrÍpe... Either way, mmm... delicious.

Truthfully, I'm still feeling ambiguous on Sayaka's total disregard of privacy during the latter part of their date. It bothers me that she is allowing total strangers to take pictures of them like that, which strikes me as rather shameless behavior, unbecoming of someone who holds knightly ideals like her. I would've thought Sayaka would rather first confront and chase away the voyeurs to protect Madoka's and her own privacy before continuing their interrupted act of affection.

In contrast to the twin-tailed two-timer on the other side of the border, our Madoka here is markedly much more pure/innocent, given her reactions to Sayaka's suggestions on sharing sweets and her surprisingly sudden, shameless style of seduction.

So, we meet Emperor Jinnai again. Well, I just hope this heel Outsider's invasion of this storyline is indeed brief, because of the risk that this chain could come to mirror some of what happened in his original timeline, the Sayaka/Homura Alliance chain. Unless that was the original intention. I also sense that somebody is going to be forced to make a contract soon...

Anyway, that's it for now. Despite a few objections, I enjoyed reading it.

I'm not sure of how long it'll be before I'll be able to get it replaced. It will likely take awhile. At least a week and a bit.

In the interim, I'll be able to use my sister's laptop for some basic things - Accessing the internet, posting on this site, even watching a few anime episodes through it.

But fanfic writing is not something I'll likely be able to do on it.

So, I'm afraid I'll be putting this fanfic on temporary hold for at least a week or two, possibly (but hopefully not) longer.

There are a couple silver linings here. For one, it might give previous regular readers a change to catch up, and share their thoughts. Secondly, the "mental break" that comes with putting a fanfic on hold might be good for me re-evaluating the fanfic more "from afar", so to speak. To better determine what is working here, and what maybe isn't.

With that in mind, I know some AS users have been following this fanfic regularly, but have never replied to it. This might be a good chance for you to share your thoughts on it. Constructive Criticism is very much welcomed here.

Not as much now because we have VN-style sprites for most of the main characters.

However, we could still use help with a few things...

1, Beach scene and associated OC Witch (it's in one of the Mami Lives Chapters). VN Sprite-style Mami and Madoka in swimsuits would also be helpful here.

2, Sayaka's dad (I'll reveal here that he's heavily inspired by Tiger and Bunny'sKotetsu Kaburagi, hence the same first name). We definitely could use a sprite of him.

3. Emperor Jinnai (also heavily inspired by an anime character of the same name). A drawing of a fight scene or two between him and Madoka that would be really nice. As would a sprite of him, of course.

4. Hitomi in magical girl format, as a VN style-sprite.

5. At least one more OC witch.

6. Some of the spicier scenes, shall we say.

If you'd like to try your hand at drawing/coloring either of these, I'm sure that Kimidori and I would be both very thankful for it. Really, aside from my new comp issues, these are our last practical concerns.

That was the voice of Kyubey I heard, I think. It was hard to know for sure as I was still groggy, having just woken up.

It was now Friday morning. I had a dream overnight. A dream about Sayaka and I. I dreamed of her and I having a family together like what my mama and papa have now. It was a very happy dream, and I felt a deep and abiding determination to make that dream a reality!

But as I awoke in bliss over such thought, this dream would soon give way to more pressing concerns.

“...Kyubey?” I asked of him, after yawning, “Why are you here? I don’t mean to be rude, but… how many times are Sayaka and I going to have to…”

“There's something urgent we need to talk about Madoka!” Kyubey exclaimed to me, interrupting me, “Mami, Homura, and Kyouko have all been kidnapped!”

“...Eeehhhh!” I uttered in horror and shock, after blinking uneasily over Kyubey's words.

Kyubey then went on to tell me how he was given a ransom note from some mysterious person who was demanding to meet with me on the rooftop of my school at 9:30 PM, Friday night. Kyubey had been told by this kidnapper to pass the ransom note unto me!

Enclosed within a sealed envelope was a short hand-written letter and... and pictures of Homura, Mami, and Kyouko all unconscious! They were all bound and tied up in a strange place that I didn't recognize! The hand-written letter was straight and to the point, stating that if I ever wanted to see these three girls alive again that I had to arrive at the assigned meeting place, and that Kyubey and I were to come there alone. The kidnapper also wrote that if I met one specific request tonight that he would release all three girls.

I desperately wanted to tell my mom, or call the police, or talk to Sayaka about this, but Kyubey went to great lengths to discourage me from doing that. He told me that we shouldn't risk getting anybody else involved given what was wrote in the letter. He had a point, and so I eventually decided that I would go along with the conditions set by the kidnapper. Sayaka would not make that easy though…

On the way to school this Friday morning, I met up with Sayaka and Hitomi at the usual spot. They both waved enthusiastically to me, and shouted good morning to me. I shouted good morning back to them, while forcing a slight smile, trying to hide what was deeply troubling me right now. I also raced over to where they were standing.

After I reached where Sayaka and Hitomi were standing, Sayaka firmly took hold of my hand while making a big, toothy grin. Hitomi blushed uneasily at the gesture, but said nothing to it.

“Sayaka, is this really OK?” I asked, referring to the idea of the two of us walking to school while we held hands.

“It’s fine.” Hitomi interjected, “I know about it now, and I wouldn’t want you two to feel like you can’t be yourselves around me.”

And so the three of us walked on to school. I felt a brief moment of relief over knowing that Hitomi was truly accepting the romantic relationship that Sayaka and I now have. I also felt some relief over the comforting grip of Sayaka herself. But there was an irony here that unsettled me. That irony is that I couldn’t tell Sayaka what was going on, and that made me feel really bad about the circumstances surrounding me right now. I wish that I could turn to Sayaka for help, and I hated the thought of hiding something so important from her, but the kidnapper had left me no choice!

So during the school day, I found it increasingly hard to hide how distracted I was. I couldn’t focus on school itself at all, as my mind would constantly drift back to Mami and Homura. Homura’s absence from class was noticed by most of my classmates but most people just assumed that she was out sick or something. As I overheard my classmates wonder aloud about where Homura might be, I couldn’t help but to allow a dejected look to wash across my face. I think that was a look that Sayaka took notice of.

Eventually Lunch break arrived. Sayaka and I headed to our usual spot on the pure white rooftop of the school. Sayaka sat with her knees pointed upwards, and her arms wrapped around them, so she was leaning forward a bit. I phased out a bit while I ate the meal I had prepared for myself. I remained very silent for awhile, as I found it hard to focus on the here and now. Sayaka kept picking up on all of these hints and questioned me about them.

“Madoka, what’s wrong?” Sayaka asked, “You’ve seemed totally out of it all morning!”

“It’s nothing you need to be concerned about.” I answered.

“It’s nothing I need to be concerned about?” Sayaka repeated in question, stunned by my words, “How could I not be concerned about it?! Madoka, we’re committed girlfriends now! If there’s something that’s troubling you, I absolutely want to know about it.”

“…Please don’t question me about it more.” I said, in a soft but evasive tone, looking away from her, “I can’t stand the idea of being dishonest with you, but this is something I just can’t tell you about!”

“…Why can’t you tell me about it?” Sayaka asked, “You’re making this sound very serious!”

“It is serious.” I replied, as my eyes began to water as a sense of fear and trepidation started to overwhelm me, “And it’ll get you and people we both care about into deep trouble if I tell you about it! That’s why I can’t tell you about it.”

A look of concern as deep as the oceans penetrated my heart as Sayaka gazed into my eyes. Nonetheless, Sayaka took a moment to carefully consider what I had just said before she replied to me again.

“If that’s true, then you yourself must be in big trouble.” Sayaka said, in a low but starkly sombre tone, “How can I be expected to not try to help you through that, Madoka?”

I audibly sighed, and I felt my chest become a bit heavy due to what Sayaka had said.

“I know you want to help me, and I’m really touched by that.” I replied to Sayaka, while forcing back tears, “But please just trust me here, Sayaka. Please just trust that I can handle this! If you don’t trust me, the situation might get far worse.”

Sayaka had a defeated look on her face, even as her hands and arms trembled in irritation over her being kept in the dark about this.

After a tense pause, she nodded weakly to me, which I took to mean that she was trusting me with this. That was a blessed relief to me! While I would have loved to have had Sayaka’s help here, I loathed the thought of endangering her in a situation that she’d best be kept out of.

Lunch break finally ended.

The rest of Friday’s classes seemed to drag on forever, as my thoughts throughout the day were dominated with concerns over Mami and Homura's well-being. I also wondered what this kidnapper could possibly want with me! What was the specific request? Was it something that I would be able to meet? These questions plagued my mind throughout the rest of the day.

Part of me wanted to place unconditional trust in Madoka, but knowing her as I do, I had my doubts that she could handle alone whatever situation that she’s now in. Besides, Madoka was now my girlfriend and my lover! There was simply no way I was going to let her face this situation, whatever it might be, without my aid.

So right after I got home from school, I made an admittedly hasty and emotional decision. I flung my school bag next to the couch, and I kind of deceived my parents.

“Dad!” I shouted out to him, “I’m heading over to a classmate’s place to prepare for an upcoming test! Um… her name is Akemi Homura and she’s really good at school, so I’m getting her help in tutoring me.”

“Sorry, dad!” I shouted back at him from across the room, “But I don’t have time to explain. Cya!”

“Wait, Sayaka…!” Dad shouted out to me, while reaching one hand out towards me.

“Dear, there’s someone on the phone for you.” Mom suddenly said to him, thankfully providing added distraction for me here.

The reason I went with Homura instead of Hitomi is precisely because dad doesn’t know Homura. But if he does decide to do some research about her, he’ll find out that she is a top student, so that’ll help my cover story! I couldn’t help but grin a bit over the thought of Homura being useful to me here, in spite of all the heated run-ins we’ve had. As I raced out the front door, I caught bits and pieces of the exchange between mom and dad, but I didn’t catch the name that mom would mention.

“Who is it on the phone?” dad asked, after sighing over me racing off like this, and scratching his head.

“Well, before I answer that, I guess I should apologize to you.” mom replied, “I honestly never imagined that you really were friends with this man!”

“What man?” dad asked.

“The man on the phone asking to talk to you right now!” mom excitedly replied, “The rich and famous North American industrialist named Barnaby Brooks!”

By the time mom had said that, I was already a couple blocks removed from home, and well on my way to Madoka’s home! My plan was to hide out in the foliage around Madoka’s house, and wait to see if anything would happen. If and when something did happen, I would then spring into action.

Unfortunately, hours then passed with little to no activity, and I yawned a bit from boredom. I started to tremble a bit as my stomach grumbled in hunger. I started to wonder if I was truly crazy for doing this. But the thought of Madoka getting badly hurt when I could have protected her was enough to put aside any lingering doubts that I had.

Then, finally, just as I was about to head home and call it quits, I saw Madoka emerge from her home! She was holding her hands nervously directly in front of her breasts, and I could tell that she was deeply troubled. Kyubey was noticeably perched upon her shoulder. Madoka then started to race off towards school!

…Why is she heading to school late on a Friday night? Has Madoka gotten into trouble with some bullies that are extorting her?! Well, I’m going to put an end to that, if that’s the case! So I then carefully followed behind Madoka. I made a point to stay close enough behind her so that I could make out where she was heading, but also far enough behind her so that she couldn’t tell that I was trailing her.

Thankfully, this seemed to be working. But once Madoka and I came within just a few blocks of the school, I heard a loud buzzing noise coming from nearby. Then, just as I was about to walk out from behind a building to continue to trail Madoka, I made out some sort of human-sized bug-like creature shimmering in the moonlight!

… Just what had Madoka gotten herself into?! This tumultuous thought took hold of me as I was shocked at the sight of this weird creature. Was Madoka being manipulated by a witch of some sort? A strange magical girl? Is that why Kyubey was accompanying her?

A cold sweat swept across my head, and I started to feel afraid for my own safety. But I had to protect the girl that I loved with all my heart! I simply had to, no matter what! So while being careful to escape the notice of these flying human-sized bug-like creatures, I followed behind Madoka.

To my surprise, I found that all of the doors of the school were unlocked in spite of how it was completely closed tonight. I could only assume that the kidnapper had seen to this. As I walked through dark, freaky school hallways, I felt similar darkness and fright take hold of my heart. I felt such terribly torturous trepidation over what this kidnapper might ask of me in return for Mami and Homura's release. I hope that whatever he was thinking of asking for is something that I would be able and willing to give...

I finally arrived on the school rooftop, at the spot where Sayaka and I usually go for lunch on schooldays. It felt strange and eerie to be here on a Friday night, but at least a full moon provided some illumination while crisp, cool air refreshed my lungs. With a clenched fist, I firmed myself for this meeting with the mysterious kidnapper.

But this was not enough to prevent me from being shocked and awed by what I would soon see...

I saw some air in front of me seemingly shift into a transparent mercury, which then kinda phased out to reveal something immense and powerful behind it.

There, about five meters in front of me and hovering two meters off the ground, was an immense mechanical flying platform, shaped like a gargantuan beetle! On top of that “beetle” was a makeshift balcony of sorts. Standing in that balcony was one man flanked by three androids shaped like giant bipedal insects, each about the size of a large muscular human male. One of these androids held an unconscious Homura in its arms, another one held an unconscious Mami in its arms, and another held an oddly familiar redheaded girl in its arms… that must be Kyouko! The one that held an unconscious Mami in its arms also had a large gun pointed directly at her head!

The man standing between the three androids had bright green hair and eyebrows. He wore a purple business suit with a white shirt underneath. As much as he reminded me of a certain classic fictional American villain, his facial features were notably Japanese. He also wore something over one eye and the side of his head. Was it some sort of electronic scanner?

His arms were neatly folded across his chest, and he had this disturbingly hungry grin on his face that made me cringe in fear and want to run away... Most importantly, though, he seemed to have a large, green, malleable Soul Gem in the shape of a necktie, around his neck!

“I'm pleased to see you've chosen to be cooperative.” he said to me, “My stealth reconnaissance units have informed me that you've come alone, as requested. Excellent. Then let's not waste time here, and get down to busin...”

“Wait!” I shouted at him, as I was very curious over his necktie, “Is that... is that a Soul Gem that you're wearing?”

“But Kyubey...” I said, as I turned my head towards him, “Didn't you tell me that only teenage girls could contract with you?”

“That was not always the case.” Kyubey began in answer, “There was a time when my people and I were willing to contract with all humans, of all ages. But for various reasons, we eventually decided to contract only with teenage girls.”

“I see.” I said.

Curiosity continued to get the best of me, as I found myself asking the strange magical man before me another question.

“...What did you wish for when you become a magical human?” I asked him.

A wide, proud smile spread across his face after I asked this question.

“I wished for what any sane man would.” he began in answer, before triumphantly gesturing one arm upwards, “I wished for unlimited power!”

“Unlimited power...” I said breathlessly, overwhelmed by his answer, “But then... then why do you need to get anything from me?!”

“Kyubey and his people aren't omnipotent.” he answered, “Nor is the magical potential flowing within us humans. So when I wished for “unlimited power” it didn't grant me omnipotence, but simply an endless and vast supply of pure magical energy.”

As he said this, he stretched out one arm, and held his hand palm up with his fingers in a clawing position. Then I saw green fiery energy form all over his hand!

“I am no mere Magus, and I am more powerful than any Puella Magi.” he explained in boast, “I am a Magus battery! I once dreamed of finding ultimate weapons to achieve my greatest ambitions, but now I myself am an ultimate weapon. Also, due to my unlimited power, I never need to use Grief Seeds to cleanse my Soul Gem. My own magical energies suffice.”

Everything about this man was incredible and freakish to me. His actions, his wish, his power, his desires... I felt like I couldn't relate to them at all! I mean, I had wanted power to help others, but not for its own sake! This man represented an approach to life that seemed totally alien to me even while his facial features were Japanese.

“Since you are naturally intrigued by the great mysterious Conqueror before you, let me reveal more about myself to you.” he continued, as he proudly placed one hand over his heart, “You may call me Emperor Jinnai. As we humans measure time, I became a magical human back in the middle of the 1990s! My new powers better enabled me to create and lead a large army, which I have since used to conquer five different alien planets as I travelled the stars!”

Amazing... Horrifyingly amazing...

“But these planets all had a very low population relative to Earth, which I have to admit made them much easier to conquer.” he continued, “For me to conquer my own planet of birth by conventional means would involve a long and brutal slog, likely leaving much of Earth a ruinous mess unfit to rule. So this is where you come in, my dear!”

This 'Emperor Jinnai' then snapped his fingers, and I noticed a whirring sound and fearsomely glowing eyes come from the android holding Mami in its arms.

“I have just activated Tetsuo 11 to immediately start shooting at Mami Tomoe if you utter a single word.” he stated.

My eyes grew wide in stunned horror over what he had just said. I wanted to scream out “Why?!” but I refrained from doing so. I didn't want to take the risk that Jinnai wasn't bluffing!

“Good.” he said, noticing my silence and how I swallowed hard, “I suspected you would know how to react there. This measure is unfortunate, but necessary to ensure that you don't try to double-cross me by changing your wish in the middle of voicing it!”

My wish? What did he mean by that?

“There is one precise sequence of words that you can voice which Tetsuo 11 has been programmed to allow without firing at Mami Tomoe.” Jinnai continued in explanation, “They are 'I wish for Emperor Jinnai to become the absolute Monarch of the entire planet of Earth'.”

...Now it became clear to me. As generally incomprehensible as I found this 'Emperor' and his ambitions to be, it was now clear what his 'one specific request' was. He wanted me to wish for him to become the ruler of Earth! That was why he wanted Kyubey to come along with me, as Kyubey would be needed to grant the wish.

“I can tell by the look on your face that you've already figured out what my specific request of you is.” he said, “Grant that request, and these three girls will be returned to you unharmed. You have two minutes to decide if you will grant my request or not. My request for you to make the wish of “I wish for Emperor Jinnai to become the absolute Monarch of the entire planet of Earth”. If you decide to grant that request, nod approvingly. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Mami Tomoe’s hair will soon resemble Swiss cheese more than cheesy curls.”

This Jinnai was unflinchingly ruthless. I could tell that now, as beads of nervous sweat formed on the side of my head. Every fibre of my being was telling me that this was an evil man, if ever there was one. Should I actually trust him with ruling Earth?!

Still, I couldn't let him kill Mami. I just couldn't! The thought was too horrible to think of. And so, with many worries plaguing my mind, I nonetheless nodded approvingly of his request. A haughty open smile washed across Jinnai's face, as his eyes also lit up.

My eyes went wide in total shock over Sayaka somehow being here! I almost instinctively shouted out Sayaka’s name at the sight of her, until I instantly remembered how my voice saying the wrong words could cause Mami’s death! As such, I bit my lip to keep myself from shouting out what I wanted to.

Sayaka raced towards me from seemingly out of nowhere. She then stood in front of me, throwing one arm in front of me while she glared at Emperor Jinnai.

“How the hell did my stealth reconnaissance units miss a normal teenage girl?!” Jinnai fumed at the sight of Sayaka.

“I listened to your sick little spiel to Madoka!” Sayaka sneered at Jinnai, “I don’t know how much of what you said is actually true, but it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to let you force Madoka into making a wish that she doesn’t want to make!”

“Big talk from a normal human!” Jinnai sneered in reply, while scowling downwards at Sayaka, “Just what do you think…”

“I’m going to make a wish to stop you!” Sayaka exclaimed, pumping one fist and interrupting Jinnai, “I wish for you to leave Earth for…”

But before Sayaka could finish her wish, Jinnai had seemingly teleported over to where she was, and had clasped his open palm over her mouth! So the last words of Sayaka’s wish were hence muffled badly. But just to be on the safe side, I guess, Jinnai simultaneously shot an intensely hot green flame at Kyubey from out of his free hand. Kyubey screamed in pain as he was incinerated by the blast!

All I could do while this was all going on was pay close attention to Jinnai and Sayaka. Jinnai started to slowly rise into the air, with one hand clasped firmly around Sayaka’s mouth, and another hand holding her neck tightly in its grip! Sayaka’s eyes started to water from the pressure and pain inflicted upon her by Jinnai's hands. She pulled hard at his hands with her own hands, while her legs flailed about in the air, in futile struggle to break free.

“You’ve ruined everything!” Jinnai angrily sneered at her, with a fearsome frown on his face, “I’m going to make you pay for that, you bumbling blue-haired bitch!”

Oh no! It looked like Sayaka was in grave danger! And there was nothing that I could do to help her.

Just as that shout was made, I saw a man in highly advanced, green and black and white full-body armour, land a devastating descending dropkick on Emperor Jinnai’s face! Jinnai was knocked off of Sayaka by this attack, and the armoured man quickly took hold of Sayaka to fly her safely down to the school ceiling below.

“…D-dad?!” Sayaka stated breathlessly, while looking at the facial portion of the armoured man, “Is that actually you in there?!”

“Yes, but I don’t have time to explain all the details.” Kotetsu replied, as he lowered Sayaka right next to me, “You and Madoka go take cover! I’ll deal with this insane criminal!”

“Oh will you now?” came the mocking voice of Emperor Jinnai, as he was already back on his feet and glaring menacingly towards Kotetsu.

Sayaka instinctively wrapped her arms around me, and held her back tight against the armoured back of her father.

“Kidnapping and extorting a bunch of kids.” Kotetsu said in a low but starkly serious tone to Jinnai, “That’s definitely not cool. Not cool at all.”

“You’re right.” Jinnai replied with a malevolent smirk, “I’m not cool. I BURN!”

Jinnai then threw one straight arm and open palm outwards, emitting an immense blast of intensely hot greenish flame from it! But that flame struck up against an energy shield emission coming from Kotetsu’s suit.

“A NFM shield*?” Jinnai asked Kotetsu, while raising an eyebrow, “Not bad. But all the tech in this entire world won’t be enough to enable one man alone to defeat me!”

“He’s not alone!” I heard a new and completely unfamiliar voice.

Jinnai was then roughly shoulder-tackled by the person who made that statement. Like Sayaka’s father, this person was wearing a high-tech armoured suit! But his suit was red and black and white.

“Kotetsu has the aid of his friend, Barnaby Brooks!” this new voice said, continuing his statement to Jinnai.

“Barnaby Brooks…” Sayaka said in breathless shock, “H-he’s the famous industrialist from America! So dad really is friends with him!”

“Mami! Homura!” I shouted over to them, as I noticed that they were now on their feet.

“We’re both fine now, as is Kyouko.” Mami said a bit weakly, “This Barnaby Brooks used some sort of technology to help awaken and heal us!”

“He also destroyed these disgusting-looking robots!” Kyouko added

“It looks like he’s now attending to our kidnapper as well.” Homura stated.

The night sky was adorned by reddish, greenish, and purplish streaks, as well as the sound of cacophonous clangs, as Kotetsu and Barnaby struck against Jinnai! The three were embroiled in a fierce combat. Their fighting spilled over to the parking lot just behind the school!

“Kotetsu!” Barnaby shouted at him, “My scanner indicates that his neck tie is somehow his power supply! So that’s what we must focus on.”

“Right!” Kotetsu exclaimed in reply, while Barnaby delivered a kick to the back of Jinnai’s head to distract him.

“Yes…” Sayaka said, scantly believing it herself, but while also beaming with pride, “Yes, he is!”

“Is he down for the count?” Kotetsu asked Barnaby, referring to Jinnai.

“His power supply is leaking energy fast.” Barnaby answered, “This energy is strange. It’s off the charts, and I’ve seen nothing like it before!"

Jinnai then rose to his feet, with his hair and clothes dishevelled. His nose was also bleeding, and misty greenish energy poured out of his partially shattered neck-tie.

“Damn you all!” he loudly exclaimed while his mouth contorted in rage, “I assure you, this is not the en… AAAAGGGGHHH!!!”

But Jinnai then collapsed back down to the ground, writhing in pain, as his magical energies leaked out of his broken Soul Gem, covering his entire body in them!

“His energy supply is going to blow!” Barnaby shouted in desperation, “We have to get out of here now!”

“I’ll get my daughter and Madoka!” Kotetsu replied to him, “You take care of the three cosplayers!”

“Right!” Barnaby shouted.

Kotetsu then soared rapidly towards Sayaka and I, quickly gathering us both up into his two armoured arms! Sayaka and I were left a bit disoriented, and out of breath, by just how fast everything was happening!

But after we were well-clear of the school, Kotetsu thankfully slowed down, letting Sayaka and I both catch our breaths.

But then… what we saw behind us was very sad.

A greenish mushroom-cloud explosion! It had left a humongous crater in its wake, and it had obliterated almost all of Mitakihara Middle School!

“I-I guess we might not be going to school for awhile.” Sayaka said nervously, at the sight of our school getting destroyed along with Jinnai himself.

“True, but at least we’re all now safe.” I replied, “Thanks a lot for coming to help me, Sayaka!”

Sayaka lovingly smiled at me over me thanking her.

“I’ll always be there to help you, Madoka.” Sayaka said to me, “So please don’t keep me in the dark like this again! But anyway, the person both of us have to thank… is you, dad.”

Kotetsu remained silent at his daughter’s sweetly-toned words here, but he wouldn’t be silent for long. Sayaka wrapped her arms appreciatively around the armoured neck of her father.

“It might not make up for everything…” Sayaka continued, while addressing her father, “But you were really cool tonight, dad! You… you’re actually a hero! You’re a hero to both Madoka and me.”

But as Kotetsu Miki sobbed during this touching moment, Sayaka and I couldn’t help but to laugh a bit over his endearingly soft-hearted response. It was good to see how Sayaka’s dad was willing to let his softer side show.

Today Emperor Jinnai was soundly defeated, once and for all! Also, the bond between Sayaka and her father has been strengthened greatly, which hopefully should help Sayaka get her parents to accept the relationship that her and I both share now.

But many questions still remain. Most of them posed by Sayaka’s dad apparently being old friends with the famous American Barnaby Brooks! Barnaby Brooks is amongst the richest men in the entire world, and owns his own large robotics and computer engineering company! If he finds out about the world of magical girls and witches, then…

But I try not to worry about this, or about what will become of Sayaka and I in the wake of our school being destroyed. Hopefully it’ll all work out. Most hopefully, Sayaka and I will enjoy the lasting romance that we both so dearly desire…

To Be Concluded!

*Nanomist Freezing Molecular

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And this fanfic is finally getting updated again!

However, due to how I lost all my 'game data' for this, I have to recalculate a lot of things.

That's why I'm focusing on Mami Lives, Sayaka Romance for now, and taking it to the end before I get back into other routes. No game choices are relevant for this chapter. It's all straightforward here on out for ML, SR!

Now then, this first update in weeks might be controversial, lol, but I hope people enjoy it all the same. If nothing else, I think that Tiger and Bunny fans might get a kick out of it During some of the final few episodes of Tiger and Bunny, it struck me how the male lead Kotetsu was a fair bit like Sayaka, so I figured it might be neat to base Sayaka's father heavily on Kotetsu Kaburagi. And so, here you go, Tiger and Bunny to the rescue! This also, of course, helped to add some action-packed spice to a romance route that was otherwise largely lacking it.

A lot of this is admittedly taken straight out of a similar scenario in the Homura/Sayaka Alliance chain. I didn't really see the point in re-writing certain sections here that would work, I think, just as well by simply borrowing chunks from that HSA chain section.

All of the clickable lines in this update links to songs that I think go well with the section that comes after it. Please listen to them as you read the associated sections to get more of that full VN effect!

Any and all feedback on this update is very welcomed, especially given the long layoff.

Great to finally see you're back with an update Triple R considering your comp situation and everything. Well I took over 20 minutes reading it and this will be a short but informative post. The reason why it'll be short will be explained.

You know the drill: got some ClariS playing and I'm ready to go!

Current Madoka x Sayaka Scenario

There wasn't much of a romance going on in this scenario rather than dealing with Madoka being put into a situation where she's forced to make a contract, and the twists that comes with it.

Spoiler for Madoka's Feelings:

Madoka once again playing the role of the self-sacrificing heroine. It's no surprise considering in the other scenarios and the anime, when it comes to innocent people or her friends getting harmed she'll do anything to ensure their safety, even if it means selling ones soul to the Devil. Madoka traits are good but at the same naive considering that it doesn't allow her to put complete trust in the people who want to help her ie. Sayaka. She knows that if she told Sayaka about her being in possible danger she'll probably do something rash because we all know that's in Sayaka's character regarding Madoka, Kamijou, and others etc.

The fact of seeing someone getting hurt because of her is a grave thing she can't bare hence why she's willing to push Sayaka aside coldly to prevent her from getting involved in her problems.

I really liked how you tried to make Madoka tell a lie, but make it obvious that she is because since she's a kind truthful individual, it's kind of hard for her to make it sound convincing. The other routes were exceptions because those reasons were kind of "valid" ie. Seeing Mami, or Sayaka etc.

Well it's pretty obvious that the rat is in on this to get Madoka into a contract. "Don't give in and fight all mighty pink and virtuous one!" Oh yeah Madoka doesn't like fighting, sorry.

I just wanted to sound like those announcers that pop up at the end of an anime episode and telling us to "Stay Tuned" immediately after.

Spoiler for Sayaka's Feelings:

Sayaka playing the protector of her "Pink Princess" adding to her chivalrous personality and traits. Like previous stated Sayaka can be a bit brash and a little reckless at times, which makes sense because she's a do or die gutsy kind of person...which is why I love her!

However Sayaka I find and I'm sure you and Coldlight have noticed this as well is Sayaka is a pretty observant person. Like when Madoka's hiding something or if there's something wrong, she's the first to pick up and see what's the problem. I guess it adds to the fact that they've been best friends for so long, now lovers (yeah!!) It's obvious that Madoka isn't good at lying so being able to tell something is wrong is easier than pressing the X button on a PS3 pad.

So pretty much she rushed into enemy lines when her intuition was correct that her girlfriend was hiding something. Like previously stated you once again showed her gutsy and chivalrous side and great work capturing that.

As for the Jinnai and Kotetsu battle. I don't know what to make of it because I never watched Tiger and Bunny to be honest. The fight scene was nicely written and the superhero father thing was a nice twist in itself...nicely done! I'm not really into the whole Sentai hero thing as much as I was a kid with the Power Rangers and everything, but this Kotetsu, like Sayaka, is a gutsy, heroic kind of character. It kind of sparked my interest to watch Tiger and Bunny now, great job on the battle and the sudden twist with the dad being a hero, which has been done, but has to be done right and you did that. Well done, great work as always!!

Spoiler for Pros:

For the scenario I'm give you a 8.5/10. The scenario was excellent but since I never watched Tiger and Bunny, I can't give you a personal view on the fight between Jinnai and Kotetsu until I can understand his character, motives, and actions better. Hence why I'm keeping this short. If I watched it the post would've been more informative, but this what I give you for now. None the less phenomenal work on the scenarios, drama, development of the action and twists. Can't wait to see what kind of winner you're going to pull out of your hat next.

Spoiler for Cons:

Not much romance (obviously) and I need to watch Tiger and Bunny to understand the said character in the scenario. Still not used to the inclusion of Jinnai in this scenario considering that you've invented in that villain being in other chain. That's all.

No Mami and ClariS scenario yet I'm sad! But considering your comp situation it's understandable. I'm going to watch Tiger and Bunny since this scenario got me interested. Excellent work as always, until then, take it easy, I'll be right here waiting!!

Okay, let me just start off by saying "welcome back." I know you didn't really go anywhere, but it still feels appropriate.

The next thing I'd like to say, as I keep forgetting it while talking about posts containing music links, is that I love the song choices here... to the point I was actually tempted on jokingly linking to a song to go with my review of this sonic boom of an update. Of course, I realized the idea was too silly, so I decided against it. I mean, that theme can't possibly go with everything.

Anyway, I'm dropping the nautical theme for this one, simply because I think this fits better.

Spoiler for Super "Skittles" Showdown!:

We start things off with Kyubey desperately waking Madoka over the distressing news that "someone" had kidnapped Mami, Homura and Kyouko... and Madoka actually knows two of them well enough for her to get genuinely worried!

Er, right, anyway... It's nice to see Hitomi really has more or less accepted the relationship between Madoka and Sayaka. On the other hand, the thoughts circling around in Madoka's mind for much of the morning weren't of very nice things. Like all good (girl)friends, Sayaka picked up on that. Really liked the conversation between her and Madoka, for the record. Definitely captured how I'd picture them acting in that scenario.

Unlike with her and Madoka though, there's not really much of a conversation between Sayaka and Kotetsu. Though, I will say Sayaka using Homura like that was awesome. Meanwhile, the rest of the scene proved interesting, for reasons that obviously come up later.

And the Sayaka narration ends with her pretending she's Homura by stalking Madoka. For her safety, of course. Then again, while Homura does it with foreknowledge of how to deal with any situations that come up, Sayaka's just kinda winging it here.

I'm... just gonna skip ahead a bit, as the next 20 or so paragraphs were kinda borrowed from Alliance. However, I will say the cheese referencing works a bit better with Mami than it did with Sayaka. A certain pastry-themed witch probably agrees with me on that... or would, if she wasn't long gone by this point.

However, when the scene diverges from Alliance material, things get pretty intense. It seems Sayaka wouldn't be letting Madoka make the same mistake. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work as intended. Y'know, despite my remark about you doing a really good job of getting me to hate Kyubey's guts, I actually felt kinda bad for him, what with being blown up and all. Of course, those feelings of pity for one villain were replaced by an intense rage for another. Why I... I just... really wanted to deliver a dropkick or something to Jinnai while demanding he get away from Sayaka. Of course, Kotetsu doing it is fine, too. In fact, it's probably a lot better that he's the one doing it, seeing as I don't have an Iron Man-like power suit.

After some banter most definitely suitable for this very superhero-esque scene, we come back to what I was hinting at earlier: The appearance of Kotetsu's partner in crime-fighting, Barnaby Brooks! And boy, did he make an entrance as smashing as the one made by Kotetsu Kabu... Miki. Kotetsu Miki. And, with a little bit of Good Luck on their side, the team of Tiger and Bunny landed a crushing blow to the would-be Emperor's glowing green necktie, and his dreams of global conquest along with it. Unfortunately, I have to take a break from the awesomeness of the scene to say... Kotetsu referring to the trio of rescued Puella Magi as cosplayers was hilarious. As was Sayaka's remark about not going back to school any time soon due to it kinda being blown sky high.

Anyway, after that, we get a touching moment between Sayaka and two very important people in her life. As for Madoka's questions and hopes, well... we'll just have to wait until next time to find out, won't we?

At any rate, this was a very nice penultimate chapter. Definitely worth the wait for me. Looking forward to the conclusion of this.

Guess I should say one last thing, even though it's not exactly reviewish. Hopefully you can get things figured out with the data side of things soon. I kinda know the feeling of having to basically start from scratch with things due to a dead computer, so I'd imagine this is all pretty rough on you.

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Thanks for the update. It's a really big bummer that you lost all your 'game data', though. Hopefully your actual ideas for the fanfic are stored safely in that other storage "device" of yours.

Mami Lives Chapter 11, Sayaka Route:

Spoiler for Sayaka Romance Route:

Continuing with the route that I'm actually in. That was a nice dream that Madoka had. A family together. Reminds me of Nanoha StrikerS. Will the two of them be called Madoka-mama and Sayaka-mama like a certain blonde girl with heterochromia calls her two mamas? Too bad that other inhuman white devil ruined it for Madoka. I wondered how Kyuubey managed to carry that ransom note envelope to Madoka, though. Carry it in his mouth? Hold it with his ears? Had it taped to him?

Anyway, it seems Hitomi has completely accepted her two friends' relationship now. With that, I expect no more trouble coming from that front. The peace treaty preventing any shipping skirmishes on that side has now been signed. Also, I approve of that completely natural genki girl grin that Sayaka gave Madoka.

While Madoka didn't tell Sayaka any specific details, she still told her that she had a grave concern that needed urgent attention. Fortunately, the antagonists never bothered to actually keep an eye on Madoka and her activities. Madoka could have actually told Sayaka the details right there, but the danger came from the high possibility that Sayaka might try to take immediate action.

As expected of our genki knight, she won't allow her damsel-in-distress to remain distressed. Her keen observation skills allow her to spot the trouble with her lover, and her deep, loving concern, along with her sense of duty won't allow her to simply back out of the problem. I strongly approve of the way Sayaka chose to handle the situation: instead of trying to force the issue with Madoka and persistently ask for details, she secretly took independent action without Madoka knowing, so as not to add to her concerns, and to not make it seem like Madoka "spilled the beans" if ever she was actually being watched (which didn't seem to be the case). I didn't just expect Sayaka to do this action, I wanted her to do it. And I wasn't disappointed.

At the end of the day, it was Daddy to the rescue, who turned out to be a real super hero with a powerful friend. I haven't seen Tiger & Bunny, so I can't comment much on that. For all his power, Jinnai's arrogance did him in again. I really liked how you described the action, with colorful streaks of light in the night sky and the sounds of clashing metal. Again, it reminds me of the slick aerial action in Nanoha A's and Nanoha StrikerS. Maybe I really should rewatch it all again. (And that Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's is also coming out this year.)

This action-packed event solved two problems. (Though it took a little borrowing from two other shows. ) The girls are safe, and Sayaka was able to mend her relationship with her father somewhat. Now Sayaka and her mother can both cut Kotetsu some slack, and give him a lot of interesting explaining to do instead. Too bad the girls didn't get a chance to show what they're also capable of. I also wonder why another Kyuubey never showed up to replace the one that was incinerated...

About the music, I admit that I didn't really listen to the ones that were prescribed. I found myself enjoying the full versions of marshmallow justice and Naisho no Hanashi too much to listen to anything else while reading. Though I would add that I didn't really enjoy the "rock" version of Sayaka's theme. I loved the original version of Decretum, but that one didn't really sound like rock to me...

As with Kogetsu, I'm looking forward to the ultimate, concluding chapter for Sayaka's route.

This is normally where I'd post about how I'm rather late in posting a review, but by this point I guess that me being a slowpoke is just something that you should be able to take for granted. School's pretty tiresome, and my Alzheimer's grandmother is becoming no easier to take care of. I do always read the story quickly after your updates, though, because this story's the best. <3

Okay, starting off with the branch of Mami Lives 10 where Madoka cheats on her with Homura... I laughed at the part where Madoka considers wearing sexy underwear during her visit to Homura's place, only to remember that she doesn't have any. That was cute. And then I cringed just a few sentences later, whenever she says that Homura might be the sexiest person she's ever met. To so quickly have stronger feelings of attraction towards a simple friend than the girlfriend you've kissed and spent some intimate nights with... damn, that is harsh. Poor Mami, Madoka's going to break her heart so badly that she might've been better off with Charlotte. ;_;

Hm, I think there might've been a slight mistake at this point: "After doing so, I took off my shoes, and took in the interior decor. That showed that Homura had a really exotic taste! Homura had paintings on her wall that were of such a strikingly surreal quality." Were the second and third sentences here meant to be reversed? This is the only potential mistake I was able to find, though, because otherwise Madoka's secret tryst with Homura was perfect. Time will tell whether this love affair is likewise a mistake (Seeing as the Bad Endings in this story tend to be brutal), but for the time being Madoka cheating on her girlfriend is a sexy mistake, at least. The existence of the spiral staircase was a nice touch that lended nicely to the atmosphere of Homura's home as being elegant and sensual, and the idea of Post-Massurrealism is neat and nicely lends to the story's setting of taking place in the moderately distant future (Since Massurrealism is still a fairly new genre of art, with the term being coined a mere 20 years ago). I wonder what Junko would think of this... she's very calm and understanding, but somehow I have trouble imagining her approving of Madoka's actions here. I'm thinking that she would be understanding and try to avoid laying a guilt trip on Madoka, but firmly advise her to get out of this situation before she hurts someone.

So, moving along to the reality where Madoka's faithful and isn't moving along down the road of giving Mami lifelong trust issues... whoa, it took ClariS somewhere around 50 years to become popular? D: (Madoka says they 'only recent hit it big,' and ClariS was formed in 2009...) They should have become popular in 2011 at the very latest, the Madoka opening theme is awesome. Hehe, FaceType Moon... Facebook's going to evolve into a pretty awesome form during my grandpa years. Drop is a really awesome song, and it's certainly the very longest Japanese songs I've listened to at more than eight minutes. Mmm, eight minutes of Mami bouncing those boobs around and Madoka shaking them hips... why couldn't I have grown up during the 2060s. I do wonder who would be the better idol between the two, though... Mami would naturally have an enormous headstart considering that she's much more outgoing and confident in herself (Compared to Madoka, who would start off her career as a shy, stammering, nervous failure), but once Madoka overcomes her stage fright and her earnest passion gets the chance to shine through it will become a tough matchup.

Next comes the Sayaka route again, something I'm always glad to see because Madoka x Sayaka is my favorite relationship in the story (Stiff though the competition that Homura and Mami give it). The mental image of Sayaka's bedroom eyes was a really nice one ("I could sense the romantic longing in Sayaka's voice, accentuated by how her eyelids were hanging more softly than usual over her eyes. Not exactly in a trance, but betraying an enchanting infatuation."), though I guess 'bedroom eyes' isn't exactly the appropriate term since she's willing to give them anywhere and everywhere, not just the bedroom. I smiled at "Ice creamy kiss," a combination of words I don't think I ever expected to read in a story. That whole scene was really sexy and fun to read, and Sayaka's complete lack of shame was pretty hilarious.

The highlight of the chapter, though (And indeed one of the highlights of the whole Sayaka route) is "I love you so much that it almost hurts, Madoka...” Sayaka said to me, “I... I hope I'm not overwhelming you, but it's hard for me to hold myself back right now." The feelings that Sayaka harbors for Madoka are a very touching mixture of raw passion and soft adoration, and this part encompasses the nature of their relationship wonderfully. ^^

Finishing off the most recent update is Mami Lives 11. I'm afraid that I haven't watched Tiger & Bunny, but thankfully the chapter is perfectly accessible to those like myself that aren't familiar with the material that helped to inspire this. I theorize that this is primarily a result of the fact that this story is always perfect. <3 I snickered at Madoka's initial response to Kyubey upon waking up ("God dammit Kyubey leave me alone"), and Sayaka being an actual stalker and hiding in the bushes outside Madoka's home was really cute. Jinnai's shaping up to be a very cool villain; he might come across as a somewhat silly, hamfisted guy on the surface, but his bravado is quite justified considering that he honestly is an exceedingly competent person. The man must have a really impressive backstory considering that he's already conquered five planets in the past, and there's of course the major impact he'd had upon the timeline of human history... hurry up with the Sayaka/Homura alliance, I wanna know more about Jinnai. I aww'd at Kyouko being 'oddly moved' by Kotetsu's heroics. Shame that they didn't manage to fully win Sayaka over, telling her dad that his actions that day 'didn't make up for everything' was pretty harsh. Forgiveness clearly isn't something that Sayaka's going to hand out too easily, Kotetsu's really going to have to work for it.

The next update will, I'm guessing, cross some new territory for the series: a conclusion to one of the story arcs. Really looking forward to it.

Those words were paradoxically surprising, yet expected. It was now April 14, 2065. About four years had passed since Sayaka and I had become a couple.

Sayaka and I had just finished eating at a fine restaurant in Tokyo. The restaurant was called “Rushing Ramen Rainbow”, or “Triple R” for short, and was widely known as an establishment dedicated to the LGBT community.

Most of the last four years had been very happy for me, and a great deal of that was due to my deep and abiding bond with Sayaka. Sayaka had hinted briefly, a few times, at the idea of us being a married couple one day, but I could tell that the idea made her a bit nervous and bashful.

So in spite of my hopes and dreams, it was both impressive and surprising to see Sayaka propose to me like this, with such impeccable grace and charm. She was kneeling before me, holding a small case in her hand. That case, of course, had inside of it a wedding ring. As I opened up the case, it shined a brilliantly breathtaking blue, reminding me of Sayaka’s hair and eyes. It was a sapphire!

As I gazed down at the wedding ring and Sayaka’s blissful yet desperately hopeful face, I found myself overcome with happiness and joy. Tears rushed to my eyes, as I felt those feelings, intermingled with love and gratitude, well up from within me.

“…Yes…” I said weakly in answer to Sayaka’s proposal, as I wiped away my tears, “Yes, of course I will!”

Sayaka then quickly rose upwards and wrapped her arms passionately around me, before we shared a soft kiss.

Other people dining at the Triple R had taken notice of this scene between Sayaka and I, and began cheering passionately over the sight of Sayaka’s proposal and my acceptance of it.

As Sayaka and I walked back to our separate hotel rooms in Tokyo, my mind overflowed with memories of the past four years. The first one to come to mind is how Sayaka had secretly rushed to my aid when I was faced by a villainous kidnapper named Emperor Jinnai. That was the night that Sayaka and I would find out so much about her father!

Kotetsu Miki, while garbed in his green and black and white armoured suit, flew Sayaka and I back to Sayaka’s home. He then dropped us off there while he flew off to meet up with Barnaby Brooks, to make sure that Barnaby, Mami, Homura, and Kyouko were all Ok!

“Mom!” Sayaka shouted out to her, after Sayaka and I entered her home, “Madoka needs to use the phone!”

“Heh?” I asked, “I do?”

“Of course you do.” Sayaka answered, “Don’t you think your parents are going to be worried about you given what just happened to our school?”

“Oh. Right.” I replied with an embarrassed smile, and while scratching my head, “I guess I had a bit of a brain-cramp there.”

“It’s Ok.” Sayaka said with a slight smile, “You must have an awful lot running through your mind right now. It must be hard to keep it all straight, so I’ll help you through it!”

“Thanks.” I replied.

So I called my mama. I decided to more or less tell her the truth. I told her that an evil man had kidnapped two of my friends at school, and had held them for ransom. I told her that I rushed to the school to try to meet his ransom demands, but was then rescued by Sayaka and her dad. I told her how, in the process of that rescue, the school was blown up.

Mama naturally found this an awful lot to swallow, but due to how she knows I put a high value on the truth, she decided to accept what I told her at face value. At least for now. Barnaby Brooks would later need to explain more of the full story to mama, for reasons that should soon be clear.

Shortly after getting off the phone with my mom, I saw Kotetsu Miki arrive back home, exiting out of a taxi. I guess he had left his green and black armoured suit elsewhere.

“Dad!” Sayaka cried out to him, “Are Mami and Homura Ok?”

“Yeah, Barnaby saw to that.” he answered, “And don’t worry too much about your school. Barnaby just told me he’s going to pay for a new one to be built in its place.”

“He… what?!” Sayaka exclaimed in shock over that revelation, “I know he’s rich and all, but that will cost a lot of money!”

“It will, but Barnaby’s a good guy.” Kotetsu replied, “Plus, him and I are kind of responsible for your school getting destroyed, and I certainly can’t afford to pay for it, so…”

Kotetsu said that last line while sheepishly scratching his head and chuckling a bit.

After Sayaka and I blinked uneasily for a couple of moments, what we wanted to ask Kotetsu came back to both of us.

“…How do you know Barnaby Brooks anyway?” Sayaka asked.

“Yeah!” I piped up, “I’d like to know that too!”

Kotetsu sighed at this question and my echoing it.

“It’s late, and it’s a long story.” Kotetsu began in answer, “But I guess you kids don’t have school tomorrow - even if the school wasn’t blown up it’s Saturday tomorrow - so I’ll try to give you the Reader’s Digest version.”

Kotetsu then revealed to Sayaka and I a great deal about his personal backstory, details that even his wife and daughter had previously known almost nothing about!

Spoiler for Kotetsu Miki backstory:

In high school, Kotetsu was a brilliant student. He had a keen mind for Science and Technology in particular. He loved mecha shows, and liked the idea of building large mechas and robots that could help bring more peace and justice to the world.

After graduating from high school, Kotetsu applied to the world’s most prestigious University for the study of science and technology. It was ran by NASA in the United States, and it was located in Houston, Texas. It was at that University that Kotetsu would meet another mechanical engineering prodigy by the name of Barnbaby Brooks!

The two became fast friends, as they shared the same interests, passions, and talents. They worked as a team together to create the world’s first fully functional armoured suit that could be used in combat situations in order to combat terrorism and crime. They revealed that suit at a grand technology exhibit, gaining national acclaim.

But due to his dashing blonde looks and him being the American-born member of the inventing duo, Barnaby tended to get most of the media attention. Kotetsu did get some credit, of course, but not enough to get a lot of attention back in Japan.

But Kotetsu and Barnaby had both gained the attention of the UN and the US government. A UN-directed and US-financed international peacekeeping organization named GHQ hired Kotetsu and Barnaby to make new armoured suits for them, They told Kotetsu and Barnaby that those suits would then be used by their most highly-skilled soldiers to combat international terrorism and bring added peace and security to the world. Kotetsu and Barnaby were thrilled! They though their hopes and dreams were going to be achieved. Unfortunately for them, GHQ was a much shadier organization than they had thought…

Within GHQ was a secretive organization named “The Anti-Bodies”, who had ghastly, if not apocalyptic, plans for the world, and for how they intended to use the armoured suits made by Barnaby and Kotetsu. After learning of these plans, Kotetsu and Barnaby became incensed, and confronted the leadership of GHQ about it. However, the leadership stalled on the issue, leaving Kotetsu and Barnaby desperate. So they took desperate actions and leaked the awful details about “The Anti-Bodies” to the old, famous political activist Julian Assange. Once news of the “Anti-Bodies” was all the talk on WikiLeaks, the “Anti-Bodies” leadership fled into hiding, and heads rolled at GHQ. Kotetsu and Barnaby had made a massive positive difference! But they paid a steep price for it…

The US government was greatly displeased with Kotetsu and Barnaby for leaking this information to Assange, and had them fired for it. Kotetsu and Barnaby thought they’d be able to find work elsewhere given their considerable talents, but their names had been so blacklisted by the US government that no major technology or weapons manufacturer wanted to hire them. For months Kotetsu and Barnaby searched for work in their field while making due as auto-repair workers at a small car dealership in Phoenix. But they couldn’t find that work, and over time, they became increasingly depressed and desperate.

That’s when a smooth-talking, black-haired, portly businessman named Albert Maverick sought them out with a business proposition. Maverick had only recently started up a new company devoted strictly to armoured suit and robotics manufacturing, and so he felt that Barnaby and Kotetsu would be perfect employees for his company. Maverick didn’t care if the US government disapproved of such a hiring, because he had already established major worldwide and underground connections that were beyond the reach of the US government.

So with both now at the age of 23, Kotetsu and Barnaby started working for Maverick. For several months, it was going great for them! But then they both learned of how Maverick was secretly selling armoured suits to both sides of a regional Middle Eastern war, serving to escalate the conflict and cause increased loss of life on both sides.

Kotetsu said that he couldn’t morally abide by that. Barnaby wasn’t morally comfortable with it either, but he had already endured great setback for standing up for his moral principles in leaking the activities of GHQ, and he wasn’t prepared to endure another major career setback like that again. Barnaby argued to Kotetsu that they had to accept the shadier side of the weapons manufacturing industry that they had become a part of, but Kotetsu strongly disagreed with that. Barnaby and Kotetsu, two people who had been the best of friends for years, split from one another due to their passionate disagreement.

Barnaby continue to work for Maverick, while Kotetsu gave up on his dream, and returned to Japan at the age of 24. After returning to Japan, Kotetsu applied for a job as a simple salary man at a company in Mitakihara Town, where he had grown up. It was at Kotetsu’s new place of work that he met a blue-haired receptionist that he soon fell in love with. That receptionist being Sayaka’s mother, Nanami.

Sayaka was born three years later, about a year after Kotetsu and Nanami became married. Kotetsu was 27 when Sayaka was born.

Kotetsu had very mixed feelings about the years he spent in America, and initially decided he wanted to keep that painful past from his wife and his daughter. But the situation eventually changed after Barnaby Brooks inherited Maverick Machines from the childless Albert Maverick, who came to think of Barnaby as his own son.

A couple years after Barnaby inherited Maverick Machines, and interestingly on the very same day that Sayaka and I would meet each other for the first time, Barnaby Brooks made a surprise and secret visit to Mitakihara Town. His sole aim was to patch up his friendship with Kotetsu, who he had tracked down to Mitakihara Town, and bring Kotetsu back into Maverick Machines. Thankfully for Barnaby, Kotetsu was off from work that day.

Barnaby shocked Kotetsu by meeting him at the same spot in the local park where Mami and Homura had once confronted each other. In other words, at the local park's water fountain. Barnaby, while in a modest disguise of sunglasses and a dark-haired wig, approached Kotetsu with an offer. Barnaby told his old friend that Maverick Machines had been thoroughly reformed since he took it over from Albert Maverick, and that it would never again sell armoured suits or weapons to both sides of a war. Barnaby wanted Kotetsu to work with him again, this time with the two of them calling the shots!

But Kotetsu opted against the offer, as he didn’t want to uproot his family, and move to America, especially given how Nanami and Sayaka didn’t know any English.

Barnaby tried to change Kotetsu’s mind by showcasing the Tiger and Bunny suits to him, which he said was designed for the two of them to use together as a team! Barnaby and Kotetsu rushed off to a remote location in Mitakihara Town to test out the two suits together, and Kotetsu found them great!

It was almost enough to change Kotetsu’s mind. Almost. Kotetsu stuck to his initial refusal of Barnaby’s offer.

Barnaby was disappointed by Kotetsu’s refusal, but now accepted it. Barnaby gave Kotetsu his private e-mail address in case he ever wanted to contact him, and he hoped that the two of them would keep in touch. Kotetsu and Barnaby did start sharing Christmas Greetings over the internet each December, but that was all, as Kotetsu felt guilty over turning down Barnaby’s offer.

Then, in 2059, Barnaby was declared Time’s Man of the Year, for the work he had done in forwarding science and technology, as well as making Maverick Machines one of the world’s top Fortune 500 companies. Upon learning of this, Kotetsu bragged to Nanami and Sayaka that Barnaby was his old friend. But Nanami and Sayaka were naturally sceptical of that, wondering why Kotetsu had never mentioned that to them before. Kotetsu never thought of going so far as to have Barnaby prove that the two of them were friends, so Kotetsu just dropped the issue.

Now, over just the past few days, the issue caused by my romance with Sayaka prompted Kotetsu to get back in contact with Barnaby. Kotetsu remembered reading an internet article about Barnaby having similar issues with his own daughter, so Kotetsu decided to contact his old friend for advice.

As luck would have it, Barnaby came through with a lot more than just advice for his old friend. After hearing that Kotetsu was now unemployed, Barnaby immediately flew off to Japan to try to convince Kotetsu anew to join him as the “Tiger” to his “Bunny”!

“Wow…” Sayaka said breathlessly, after Kotetsu had taken close to a hour to explain this all in detail to her and I, “What a story!”

“What for?” Kotetsu asked, “I mean, I don’t regret coming back to Japan. You and your mother wouldn’t be a part of my life now if I hadn’t! But I sacrificed so much in order to go against Albert Maverick and his shady dealings… I could have made a better life for you, Sayaka.”

“But that’s why I admire you!” Sayaka shouted in defiance, “You paid a huge price to do what was right, and you even paid it twice! That’s really impressive, dad. And heroic too. …I’m sorry for being so critical of you before. I never knew how much you sacrificed for mom and me.”

Sayaka, Kotetsu, and Nanami then all shared a warm tearful hug together. I was so happy and relieved and touched to see my best friend and girlfriend’s family brought back together after the harsh divisions that they had endured in recent days, if not years.

After the Miki family finished their tearful hug, we all watched the news together, to check out the reports that would be coming in due to the destruction of Mitakihara Middle School. There, on station after station, was Barnaby Brooks addressing the media in both English and Japanese!

Mami, Homura, and Kyouko also took in this news report from Mami’s home, where Barnaby had flew them too about a hour earlier.

“Mr. Barnaby Brooks.” began veteran news reporter Ritsu Hirasawa, “You called the media out to the site of this massive disaster in order to explain what caused it. So please share with us your explanation.”

“Of course.” Barnaby replied, while still within the red ‘Bunny’ suit, “First of all, let me deeply apologize to the students and educators of Mitakihara Middle School for what has happened to their school. I was testing out this suit that I’m wearing now, as well as one other, when the other suit unexpectedly went haywire and violently exploded after crashing through the roof of this school. I’ve provided video tape footage of that explosion to each of the news outlets that I reported this sadly destructive accident to.”

“Ah…” began Ritsu uneasily in reply, “Yes, I think our news crew has it ready to roll!”

The provided video footage then began playing.

“Impressive.” said Akemi Homura, while watching the news from the comfort of a couch in Mami Tomoe‘s home, “He’s already doctored fake footage of an armoured suit crashing through the roof of our school, causing an explosion.”

“It’s quite a relief.” Mami chimed in, “I think it’s best that the wider world doesn’t learn the truth about magical girls and witches.”

“I guess this total lie is the only way to achieve that, huh?” Kyouko asked rhetorically, “Interesting how even heroes have their feet of clay…”

“It is for the best.” Homura added, implying agreement with Mami, while Homura looked sideways at Kyouko.

“Yeah, yeah, I guess you two have a point.” Kyouko replied, “It’s just a bit disappointing, is all.”

“Disappointing?” Mami asked, raising an eyebrow, “There’s no rule saying that you can’t be heroic and pragmatic, Kyouko. …Maybe you should try it some time.”

Mami’s words impacted Kyouko more than Kyouko would initially let on. And in the days and weeks to come, they did leave their mark.

Barnaby Brooks’ cover story thankfully held up, and only those who were actually there that night to witness the fight against Emperor Jinnai know everything that really happened.

In any event, Barnaby admirably took responsibility for the destruction of Mitakihara Middle School. With his own personal wealth, he funded the creation of a new Mitakihara Middle School, and reimbursed teachers and the city officials of Mitakihara Town for the accidental destruction. In doing so, he gained much good will throughout Japan, and kept the world of magical girls and witches hidden from the general public.

But Barnaby himself had learned of that world, due to what he had discovered from scanning the Soul Gem on Homura’s hand. The day after the destruction of Mitakihara Middle School, he confronted Homura about that, and she was essentially forced to reveal the truth to him.

Barnaby was disgusted at what he learned from her, and Homura told me that Barnaby had even demanded Kyubey to stop putting human teenage girls in danger like this! Kyubey paid no heed to the demand, but he decided to leave Mitakihara Town, finally giving up on Sayaka and I ever becoming Puella Magi.

Mami convinced Barnaby to accept how her, Homura, and Kyouko fight as Puella Magi. Mami did this by demonstrating to Barnaby the good that they do, even going so far as to bring Barnaby on a witch-hunt.

Barnaby reluctantly agreed to Mami’s request for him to not become too involved in the Puella Magi world. At the same time, though, Barnaby said that he intended to find a way to cleanse Soul Gems that didn’t involve using Grief Seeds.

Barnaby also had himself and Kotetsu fly into battle against Walpurgis Night! “Tiger and Bunny” joined Mami, Homura, and Kyouko in fighting against that monstrous witch, and the five of them together proved far too much for Walpurgis Night, keeping the destruction left in its wake down to a minimum.

After that whirlwind month in 2061, during which so very much happened, including the start of my romance with Sayaka, things finally started to settle down again. Well, in most ways, anyway.

Barnaby decided to open up a Japanese branch of his Maverick Machines company in Tokyo, and hired Kotetsu to oversee it! This way, Kotetsu was back on his feet in no time, remaining unemployed for only a brief time.

Due to Kotetsu moving to Tokyo for his new job position, and due to how it would take several weeks to rebuild a new Mitakihara Middle School, Sayaka and I both transferred to a new school in Tokyo. It helped that mama was able to get a job transfer to Tokyo as well.

Mami, Homura, and Kyouko continued to help each other fight witches, and collect Grief Seeds together. At least until Barnaby discovered a means by which new energy could be transferred into Soul Gems. However, he said that the cost of harnessing this energy and transferring it into Soul Gems was highly prohibitive, and he wasn’t sure if even he could afford it for long.

So Kotetsu then had the idea of starting a TV show called “Hero TV”! He suggested that between the technology of Maverick Machines, and the magical powers of Mami, Homura, and Kyouko, that he could create a team of heroes that would all be TV stars, as TV cameras would follow those heroes as they fought criminals.

“The ratings could be huge!” Kotetsu exclaimed, as he pitched the idea to Mami, Homura, Kyouko, Sayaka, and I, “Every kid loves robot warriors of justice, and super-sentai heroes, and magical girls! Imagine how excited they’d be to see that in real life live-action, as colourful heroes stop crooks on the street! And with the profit from “Hero TV“, we could help give Barnaby the money he needs to keep creating Soul Gem energy.”

Kyouko was pretty sceptical of the idea at first, and Homura also had her doubts. But Mami, Sayaka, and I all really liked it, although I made it clear that it sounded too dangerous for me to be one of the “heroes” in question.

But Sayaka was really excited about the idea of being a “hero“, and wanted to be a crime-fighting hero wearing a power-suit herself. So her father designed one for her, although far slimmer and more form-fitting than his much bulkier armour. At the age of 16, Sayaka took on the moniker of “Blue Rose”, and was equipped with two high-tech guns that could shoot instant freeze rays. Sayaka’s new suit looked really cool and flashy! It made me think of an ice dancer.

In this power-suit, Sayaka joined Mami, Homura, and Kyouko in fighting crime on TV. The ratings for “Hero TV!” were a hit, just as Kotetsu had hoped they would be! Thanks to the money made from the show, Barnaby was able to continue supplying Mami, Homura, and Kyouko with Soul Gem energy, thankfully freeing them from having to fight witches. At least for the most part.

But after reflecting on all of this, which seems like such a breathtakingly bodacious blur in my mind, I find myself jerked back into the present by Sayaka demurely calling me her “fiance” as she drops me off at my hotel room and places a passionate kiss on my lips. It looks like whirlwinds continue for me even now…

The marriage between Sayaka and I was set for June 28, 2066. We wanted to have more than a year to prepare for it, since a lot of work would have to go into it. Sayaka also wanted to book a few months off of “Hero TV” in order for her and I to have an extended Honeymoon.

Sadly, Nanami Miki had never fully accepted Sayaka and I as a couple, and I don’t know if that would ever change. In fact, Nanami had initially argued that she wouldn’t be attending the wedding, until Kotetsu helped Nanami and Sayaka reach a compromise on it.

Sayaka had wanted to play Prince to my Princess, and so she was planning to wear a groom’s outfit, a three-piece suit. But Sayaka’s mom Nanami said she’d only attend the wedding if Sayaka wore a wedding dress herself.

“That way you’ll be able to feel the absurdity of this lesbian marriage for yourself!” Nanami had shouted at her.

Sayaka had replied that it wasn’t absurd at all, but if her wearing a wedding dress is what it took to get her mother to attend her wedding, then that is what she would do.

Having learned how to conduct marriage ceremonies from watching her father perform many while he was alive, Kyouko offered to perform the wedding ceremony for Sayaka and I. We were both very thankful for the gesture, and agreed to it.

Finally, the big day arrived…

Recent technological breakthroughs at Maverick Machines, combined with the wealth of the Shizuki family and their connections to Barnaby Brooks through the Miki family, had paved the way for Kyousuke Kamijou to have his hand partially healed.

The most technologically advanced prosthetic hand available today was given to Kyousuke, as a gift of love from Hitomi. That hand wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t magic, but it was just enough to enable Kyousuke to become a violinist anew. And now he played the violin for “Here comes the bride”, as I walked down the aisle…

My little brother Tatsuya proudly took the role of ring-bearer for the ceremony. There was no “groom”, so we had two bridesmaids. Sayaka chose Hitomi to be her’s, while Mami was the bridesmaid for me. Homura had congratulated Sayaka and I for our decision to wed, but in a deeply melancholic tone. She thanked us for inviting her to the wedding ceremony, but politely declined the invitation, saying she would not be available the day of the wedding. I felt sad for Homura, as she seemed to be harbouring some sort of regret, but I soon moved on from dwelling on Homura’s sadness.

The wedding ceremony itself was truly gorgeous. Kyouko had used some of the money she had earned from working for “Hero TV” in order to rebuild her late father’s church to its initial majestic beauty. Sun shimmered in through the stained-glass windows, causing a blissful atmosphere to permeate the entire church.

I wore a long-flowing pinkish-white dress with frills. Sayaka had a shorter but very lovely bluish-white dress. After we exchanged “I dos”, I felt such incredible relief wash over me as Sayaka and I shared the most passionate kiss we ever had together.

The ring she gave me had blue sapphire in it, and the ring I gave her had pink sapphire in it. “Blue” was her color, and “Pink” had become mine, so in this way we truly cemented how we had become an unbreakable part of one another.

The crowd applauded while Sayaka and I kissed. Even Sayaka’s mom managed a polite but begrudging applause. My own mama and papa had tears in their misty eyes, while Kotetsu beamed in pride.

Four years of romance, and almost ten years of friendship, finally culminated in this one unforgettable day. The honeymoon to follow would be no less memorable.

I felt so very thankful for all that had been given me, through the important people in my life. This left me wanting to give something back to someone else…

“Sayaka.” I said to her, while we walked hand-in-hand along an otherwise deserted beach in early Autumn, “There’s something I wanted to talk to you about.”

We had now been married for two years. Sayaka was wearing a blue jean-skirt and a matching blue jean-jacket over a pink shirt. I was wearing a simple, but long and elegant white dress.

“What is it?” Sayaka asked, referring to what I had wanted to talk about.

“Well… there’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately.” I began in uneasy answer, “There’s something I’d like to do. But it’s something that I’d definitely want your approval for.”

“Ok.” Sayaka began, “Shoot. What is it? It sounds like it’s awfully important to you, so I really want to know what it is!”

“Well…” I replied, uneasily at first, “I… I want to have a baby. As soon as possible. As you know, I’ve always liked the idea of one day having a family like what my mama and papa have.”

“I won’t lie, it is a bit awkward.” Sayaka replied, “I mean, your child won’t be my child, biologically I mean. But I’ll certainly treat that child as my son or daughter any way! I just kinda wish that the child could really come from both of us, you know?”

“…Heh?!” Sayaka exclaimed in stunned disbelief, “How can that be, Madoka? You and I are both of the same sex!”

“Have you heard of Dr. Jail Scaglietti?” I asked Sayaka.

“Dr. Jail Scaglietti?” Sayaka asked in turn, making it clear she wasn’t familiar with him.

“He works for one of the divisions of Maverick Machines.” I began in answer, “I’m surprised you haven’t heard of him. He specializes in robotics and reproductive technologies.”

“Reproductive technologies…” Sayaka repeated breathlessly, as what this was all pointing to became obvious to her, “Do you mean..?!”

“Yes!” I confirmed enthusiastically, “Dr. Scaglietti has discovered a way for same-sex couples to have children that are biological offspring of both parents! It involves an intricate gene-splicing and fertilization technique.”

“That’s… that’s wonderful.” Sayaka replied, finding it all almost too good to believe.

“If we have a baby through Dr. Scaglietti’s new reproductive technology…” I stated, “Then that child will be your biological child as well as mine, Sayaka.”

“… That makes me really happy, Madoka.” Sayaka said, as I could sense tears forming in her eyes, “I can’t wait for the two of us to have a child together!”

“I can’t wait either.” I said, as I felt very warm over the thought.

After I had graduated from high school, I opened up a coffee-shop that doubled as a flower-shop. This was an idea of my father’s, and I really liked it. We opened that store up in Tokyo, and it was doing decent business there. Customers would come in to drink the tea, but they’d stay to admire the flowers.

At the same time, Sayaka worked as “Blue Rose” on “Hero TV!” Her work was definitely more physically strenuous than mine.

So I offered to be the one to carry our child to term, and Sayaka agreed.

After about nine months of pregnancy, I gave birth to a beautiful blue-haired girl. She had Sayaka’s hair, but my eyes. We named our daughter Nanoha.

Nanoha Kaname-Miki.

A life borne from both Sayaka and me; a life that can truly be said to come from the shared love between Sayaka and me. Nanoha would go on to make both Sayaka and I very proud.

I felt comforted by the thought that I had followed in my parents footsteps, and I had found people that I can truly be useful to. I had found a place in the world, and a place in the hearts of my wife and daughter, that left me in supreme contentment. The magic of my youth was a nice, but fading, memory.

The main remnant of it was occasionally seeing Kyouko, Mami, and Homura in action, using their Puella Magi powers. Thankfully, I think that Kyouko and Mami had developed a really close friendship in recent years! The two of them, along with Homura and “Blue Rose”, enjoyed something of a celebrity life, with Homura being the most popular of them all. Homura really took to attending children’s events, as she seemed to have a passion for caring for children. But Sayaka preferred to keep her true identity hidden, as she wanted privacy and family time away from the camera.

So for the most part, the literal magic of my youth was pleasantly replaced by the magic of family and love. A love shared between Sayaka and I, and now a love also shared with our child Nanoha. A love that would last forever…

The End (Mami Lives, Sayaka Romance, Good End)

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And one major route finished. Thanks a bunch to Deikan, Kogetsu Shirogane, Coldlight, and Dr. Casey for their recent respective replies. The one clickable link in the update above links to music that I think goes well with the final bit of story that comes after that.

Other than that, I'm going to let this finale speak for itself. Any questions people have about this final I *will* answer. And any all feedback is definitely welcomed.

I feel pretty pleased that I actually finished a major route. Finally.

Eagerly awaiting the one and only True route. (you all know who that is.)

Saving the best for last huh?

Yep.

Plus, it works best that way due to how the canon anime is set-up (Mami dominates the first bit of the canon anime, then Sayaka dominates, then Kyouko has an episode or two of spotlight, then Homura dominates).